Dyn Arrays

Can I use SetLength to redimension a dynamic array.
For Instance can I do somthing like:

for I:= 1 to N do
begin
SetLength(MyArray, I);
Do Something with MyArray[I - 1];
end;

I am told that this leaks memory. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance.

alex.moore@xxxxxxxxxxx


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