dynamic memory question

[adam2016]

Hi guys I have a short question,I'm just wondering how come when you set a pointer to = data in dynamic memory how come you don't use &?

for example

  int a = 6;
  int *b = &a; // LEGAL

  int *b  = a; // NOT LEGAL

   

well how come you don't need to put the & when using the keyword new?


for example

  int *a;
  a = new int[2];  // LEGAL
  
  a = new &int[2] // NOT LEGAL

thanks

[Peter87]

new int[2] returns a pointer to the first int in the newly created array.

[adam2016]

but how come you don't declare it with the address of operator?

[Peter87]

Why would you?