problem with segment error in my c++ program

[Richard36]

I am getting a segment error when i am running this code please help
Thanks

/*
 * File:   newmain.cpp
 * Author: user
 *
 * Created on 10 December, 2014, 7:18 AM
 */

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
int append(int a[], int b[], int m, int n);

int main() {
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class="qd">

    int a[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
    int b[] = {4, 5};
    int m = sizeof (a);
    int n = sizeof (b);
    append(a, b, m, n);

    return 0;
        
}

int append(int a[], int b[], int m, int n) {

    int i = 0, j = 0;
    while (i < m && j, n) {
        if (a[i] < b[j]) {

            cout << a[i++];

        } else if (a[i] > b[j]) {

            cout << b[j++];

        } else {

            cout << b[j++];
            i++;
        }
    }
    for(i=0;i<m;i++){

        cout<<a[i];

    }
    for(j=0;j<n;j++){

        cout<<b[j];

    }

}

[wildblue]

    int a[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
    int b[] = {4, 5};
    int m = sizeof (a);
    int n = sizeof (b);

Are you expecting sizeof to give you the number of elements in the array? It actually gives the number of bytes.

http://www.cplusplus.com/faq/sequences/arrays/sizeof-array/#basics
http://www.cplusplus.com/faq/sequences/arrays/sizeof-array/#cpp