c++ - Two pointers not deleted properly -

so i'm trying code out, compiling in cl (visual studio c++ compiler) , keeps printing 0. shouldn't y equal nullptr?

#include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() {     int* x;     x = new int(5);     int* y;         y = x;     delete x;     x = nullptr;     cout <<(y==nullptr)<< endl;     return 0; } 

no, setting x nullptr not set y nullptr too.

y int* not reference int*.

so, y == nullptr necessarily¹ false.

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¹ pub quiz: x cannot nullptr since if allocation failed std::bad_alloc have been thrown. would possible y nullptr had written x = new(std::nothrow) int(5);