// subscripting.cpp  
// compile with: /EHsc  
#include <iostream>  
  
using namespace std;  
class IntVector {  
public:  
   IntVector( int cElements );  
   ~IntVector() { delete [] _iElements; }  
   int& operator[](int nSubscript);  
private:  
   int *_iElements;  
   int _iUpperBound;  
};  
  
// Construct an IntVector.  
IntVector::IntVector( int cElements ) {  
   _iElements = new int[cElements];  
   _iUpperBound = cElements;  
}  
  
// Subscript operator for IntVector.  
int& IntVector::operator[](int nSubscript) {  
   static int iErr = -1;  
  
   if( nSubscript >= 0 && nSubscript < _iUpperBound )  
      return _iElements[nSubscript];  
   else {  
      clog << "Array bounds violation." << endl;  
      return iErr;  
   }  
}  
  
// Test the IntVector class.  
int main() {  
   IntVector v( 10 );  
   int i;  
  
   for( i = 0; i <= 10; ++i )  
      v[i] = i;  
  
   v[3] = v[9];  
  
   for ( i = 0; i <= 10; ++i )  
      cout << "Element: [" << i << "] = " << v[i] << endl;  
}  

Array bounds violation.  
Element: [0] = 0  
Element: [1] = 1  
Element: [2] = 2  
Element: [3] = 9  
Element: [4] = 4  
Element: [5] = 5  
Element: [6] = 6  
Element: [7] = 7  
Element: [8] = 8  
Element: [9] = 9  
Array bounds violation.  
Element: [10] = 10