Data Structures, Algorithms, & Applications in C++
Chapter 1, Exercise 13

The new code is given below and in the file changeLength1D.h.

template<class T>
void changeLength1D(T*& a, int oldLength, int newLength)
{
   if (newLength < 0)
      throw illegalParameterValue("new length must be >= 0");

   T* temp = new T[newLength];              // new array
   int number = min(oldLength, newLength);  // number to copy
   copy(a, a + number, temp);
   delete [] a;                             // deallocate old memory
   a = temp;
}