E2255 New not supported for dynamic arrays - use SetLength (Delphi)

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The program has attempted to use the standard procedure NEW on a dynamic array. The proper method for allocating dynamic arrays is to use the standard procedure SetLength.


program Produce;
  var
    arr : array of integer;

begin
  new(arr, 10);
end.

The standard procedure NEW cannot be used on dynamic arrays.


program Solve;
  var
    arr : array of integer;

begin
  SetLength(arr, 10);
end.


Use the standard procedure SetLength to allocate dynamic arrays.