Array size at run time without dynamic allocation is allowed?

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This is valid in C99.

C99 standard supports variable sized arrays on the stack. Probably your compiler has chosen to support this construct too.

Note that this is different from malloc and new. gcc allocates the array on the stack, just like it does with int array[100] by just adjusting the stack pointer. No heap allocation is done. It’s pretty much like _alloca.

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