Error C2440: Cannot convert from "node *" to "node"

[BananaCode]

Hello

I'm trying to create a binary tree. However, everytime I try to create a node object, the compiler gives me an error. Here is the code:

class node
{
	public:
	node* left;
	node* right;
	node* root_;
	int value;

	node(int num, node* root)
	{
		value = num;
		left = right = NULL;
		root_ = root;
	}

	~node()
	{
		delete left;
		delete right;
		delete root_;
	}
}

int main()
{
	node root = new node(10, NULL);
	return 0;
}

If I replace in the main function the code "node root = new code(10, NULL);" with "node* root = new code(10, NULL);" the error goes away. However, I don't want to create a new pointer, but an object. What am I doing wrong?

Regards,

[Peter87]

node root(10, NULL);

[vlad from moscow]

Operator new returns a pointer. So you shall write

node *root = new node(10, NULL);

[BananaCode]

Ah yes, I got it mixed up. Thanks to both of you.