#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <new>
using namespace std;

void my_new_handler();
const char *progname;    //uninitialized variable

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	progname = argv[0];
	set_new_handler(my_new_handler);

	cout << "How many char's do you want to allocate? ";
	size_t n;
	cin >> n;   //portable

	char *const p = new char [n];

	p[0] = 'A';
	p[1] = 'B';
	p[2] = 'C';
	//etc.
	p[n - 1] = '\0';   //Warning: subscripts only go up to n - 1.

        cout << "The hidden numbers are "                         //unofficial
                << reinterpret_cast<size_t *>(p)[-2] << " and "
                << reinterpret_cast<size_t *>(p)[-1] << ".\n";

	delete[] p;
	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

void my_new_handler()
{
	cerr << progname << ": out of store\n";
	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}