OK i've just got a quick question regarding pointers using new and delete operators. I tried to look it up in one book and several sites so far, but haven't really found an answer to this...
If i dynamically allocate memory using new, when my program exits will that memory be freed automatically by the operating system?
Perhaps an example would help...
Code:
int main() {
int * num;
num = new int;
*num = 5;
cout << "Value of number is: " << *num << endl;
return 0;
}
(This isn't my real situation hehe)
Anyway, in the above, would the memory 'num' is pointing to be freed upon termination of my program? Or would it create a memory leak where no application can access that memory???