Re: Allocating memory with "new"

"Pat" <pkelecy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>I have a question about the new operator.  The syntax for it is:
>
> int * pointer = new int;
>
> which says that "pointer" points to a type int variable.
>
> My question is why is "int" needed twice?  I know it's needed from a 
> syntax standpoint, but I don't understand what additional information
the 
> second int really provides.  Doesn't the first int already tell you that

> an int type value is going to be stored at the "pointer" address?

What about arrays?
 int *p = new int[10];

> Can you ever have,
>
> int * pointer = new double

No, realize that new operator is returning a double*, and heance trying to

assign to an int* is not legal.

> or something like that?

> Thanks for any feedback on this.

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