Sample of function that returns an allocated pointer

function_returns_ptr.cpp

#include <iostream>

int* bar() {
    int* ret = new int;
    return ret;
}

int main() {
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        int ptr = *bar();
        ptr = 12;
        std::cout << &ptr << std::endl;
        // Pointer gets deleted each iteration
    }

    return 0;
}