title: C++: is malloc equivalent to new?
body: <blockquote>
  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br />
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/240212/what-is-the-difference-between-new-delete-and-malloc-free">What is the difference between new/delete and malloc/free?</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I am a  noob in c++, want to know whether</p>
  <pre><code>memblock = (char *)malloc( currentByteLength); 
  </code></pre>
  <p>is equivalent to</p>
  <pre><code>memblock = new char[currentByteLength]
  </code></pre>
  <p>in c++?</p>