Memory Allocation question

[graciano]

Hi,

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int *p;
	p = new int;
	cout << p<<endl;
	p = new int;
	cout << p<<endl;
}

Output:

0x94b0008
0x94b0018

What happens to the first allocated memory block?
Thanks

[helios]

You lost it. It's still there, but there's no way of using or freeing it. It's a memory leak.

[graciano]

Thanks ... i feared that.

[moorecm]

An additional note: without deleting p, both uses of new are creating memory leaks. See http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/std/new/operator%20delete/