C++ newbie struggling with malloc

I am looking at some legacy C code.

char * b = (char *)malloc(l+1) ;

If i were to use new operator, it will be declared as

char * b = new b ;

Would that be correct?

Thx
Lawina

This might be more likely:

Code:

char* b = new char[l+1];

But then you might just use std::string instead.

and be sure to use delete in place os the corresponding free().

Code:

char* b = new char[l+1];
delete [] b;

Thanks guys.