Pointers

[Alby94]

Why these addresses are different?

int* p = new int(8);

cout << p << endl;
cout << &p << endl;

[Bourgond Aries]

p is the address to the new integer that has the value 8.
&p is the address to the variable p stored on the stack.

Simplified: -> means points to.
&p -> p -> 8