[Solved] Are Both of these expressions same in C++? [closed]

Question

Expression 1 –

int a;
int* ap = &a;

Ans : This is an int pointer which will stay on the stack.

Expression 2 –

int a;
int*ap = new a; **// syntax error**

Ans: new will allocate memory in heap and this needs manual cleanup (using delete), whereas in Expression 1 it will automatically cleanup when it goes out of scope.

Accepted Answer

Expression 1 –

int a;
int* ap = &a;

Ans : This is an int pointer which will stay on the stack.

Expression 2 –

int a;
int*ap = new a; **// syntax error**

Ans: new will allocate memory in heap and this needs manual cleanup (using delete), whereas in Expression 1 it will automatically cleanup when it goes out of scope.