MQL5 pointer vs C++ pointer

[Overweight]

What is the difference between MQL5 pointer and C++ pointer?

[William Roeder]

MTx does not have pointers! It only has handles to class objects. GetPointer returns a handle. You can not get a pointer to POD. You can not increment a handle to point to the next array element.

[Overweight]

What about new operator?  MQL vs C++

MyClass * p1 = new MyClass;   //C++
MyClass * p1 = new MyClass(); // MQL5

[Paul Anscombe]

Overweight:

What about new operator?  MQL vs C++

creates an object pointer 

not to be confused with a memory pointer 

[William Roeder]

Overweight: What about new operator?  MQL vs C++

Perhaps you should read the manual.
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In contrast to C++, the hobject variable from example above is not a pointer to memory, but rather an object descriptor.
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