delete pointers, but not the pointed object

I have a linked list, and in one of the functions I create a new object that points to one of the objects one the list.

Node* newPointer=new Node;
newPointer=myList->getHead()->getNext();

Is it possible to delete THE POINTER, and the pointer only – not the pointed object. If I write
delete newPointer;
then the object itself is deleted. I don’t want to do that!

If it don’t delete the newPointer will this lead to memory leakage?

Hope anyone can help me :)

-xagiber-

Cant you create another pointer and reassign the object to that?

you seem a little mixed up concerning the scope of your variables....

Node* newPointer=new Node;

letsexamine this in more detail....

new Node

this part of the expression returns a pointer to a dynamically allocated chunk of memory. This is the chunk of memory that will need to be freed with delete.

Node* newpointer=

this part of the expression declares a local pointer variable on the stack. As it is local this pointer will automatically be destroyed when it leaves scope. Do not lose this pointer before you have had a chance to delete the newed memory or you will have a memory leak.

hope that helps.