This works:
MyObject *o;
o = new MyObject();
And this does not:
MyObject o = new MyObject();
Why?
This works: MyObject *o; o = new MyObject(); And this does not: MyObject o
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This works:
MyObject *o;
o = new MyObject();
And this does not:
MyObject o = new MyObject();
Why?
The keyword
newreturns a pointer. It must be assigned to a pointer of an object.This would also work:
EDIT:
As Seth commented, the above is equivalent to:
The default constructor (i.e. without parameters) is called if no constructor is given.