Exception thrown: write access violation. this->**m_buffer** was 0x111011101110112 - c++

Question

Im following this (https://www.udemy.com/course/free-learn-c-tutorial-beginners/learn/lecture/1838486#announcements ) tutorial and im stuck.
It seem that windows throws that exception and it cant be handled.
I think I try write something to some wrong place but cant see it.
Heres the line that causes the problem.
m_buffer[(y * SCREEN_WIDTH) + x] = color;
And here is everything else
//====================================main.cpp=======================================
#include<iostream>
#include "Screen.h"
#include<SDL.h>
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
Screen screen;
if (!screen.init()) {
cout << "Error initialising SDL." << endl;
}
while (true) {
// update particles
// draw particles
for (int y = 0; y < Screen::SCREEN_HEIGHT; y++) {
for (int x = 0; x < Screen::SCREEN_WIDTH; x++ ){
screen.setPixel(x, y, 128, 0, 255);
}
}
//Draw the screen
screen.update();
// see for messages/events
if (!screen.processEvents()) {
break;
}
}
screen.close();
return 0;
}
//==========================================================================================
screen.h
#ifndef SCREEN_H_
#define SCREEN_H_
#include<SDL.h>
#include<iostream>
class Screen
{
public:
const static int SCREEN_WIDTH = 800;
const static int SCREEN_HEIGHT = 600;
private:
SDL_Window* m_window;
SDL_Renderer* m_renderer;
SDL_Texture* m_texture;
Uint32* m_buffer;
public:
Screen();
bool init();
void update();
void setPixel(int x, int y, Uint8 red, Uint8 green, Uint8 blue);
bool processEvents();
void close();
};
#endif // !SCREEN_H_
//=======================screen.cpp======================================================
#include "Screen.h"
Screen::Screen() : m_window(NULL), m_renderer(NULL), m_texture(NULL), m_buffer(NULL)
{
}
bool Screen::init() {
if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) < 0) {
return false;
}
m_window = SDL_CreateWindow("Particle Fire Explosion",
SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN); //-----------------SDL_WINDOW_HIDDEN SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN
if (m_window == 0) {
SDL_Quit();
return false;
}
m_renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(m_window, -1, SDL_RENDERER_PRESENTVSYNC);
m_texture = SDL_CreateTexture(m_renderer,
SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGBA8888, SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STATIC, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT);
if (m_renderer == NULL) {
SDL_DestroyWindow(m_window);
SDL_Quit();
return false;
}
if (m_texture == NULL) {
SDL_DestroyWindow(m_window);
SDL_DestroyRenderer(m_renderer);
SDL_Quit();
return false;
}
Uint32* buffer = new Uint32[SCREEN_WIDTH * SCREEN_HEIGHT];
memset(buffer, 0xFF, SCREEN_WIDTH * SCREEN_HEIGHT * sizeof(Uint32));
return true;
}
bool Screen::processEvents() {
SDL_Event event;
while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
if (event.type == SDL_QUIT)
{
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
void Screen::setPixel(int x, int y, Uint8 red, Uint8 green, Uint8 blue) {
Uint32 color = 0;
color += red;
color <<= 8;
color += green;
color <<= 8;
color += blue;
color <<= 8;
color += 0xFF;
m_buffer[(y * SCREEN_WIDTH) + x] = color;
}
void Screen::update() {
SDL_UpdateTexture(m_texture, NULL, m_buffer, SCREEN_WIDTH * sizeof(Uint32));
SDL_RenderClear(m_renderer);
SDL_RenderCopy(m_renderer, m_texture, NULL, NULL);
SDL_RenderPresent(m_renderer);
}
void Screen::close() {
delete[] m_buffer;
SDL_DestroyRenderer(m_renderer);
SDL_DestroyTexture(m_texture);
SDL_DestroyWindow(m_window);
SDL_Quit();
}
//==========================================================================================
Maybe someone can see what is the broblem?

Answer 1

Your Screen::init() method never sets m_buffer, so when setPixel() tries to dereference it, it is dereferencing a NULL pointer, which invokes undefined behavior.

Answer 2

this line is wrong
Uint32* buffer = new Uint32[SCREEN_WIDTH * SCREEN_HEIGHT];
you mean
m_buffer = new Uint32[SCREEN_WIDTH * SCREEN_HEIGHT];