Re: returning dynamically allocated object through reference

hello,

I'd like to know if this code is going to create a memory leak in the
calling function (this codes compiles):

ili::IntImg
&RectangleImageComparator::synchronize(const ili::IntImg &pImage)
   {
     ili::IntImg *tempObj = new ili::IntImg(pImage);
     return *tempObj;
   }

i wanted to return a reference because it's faster because the object
is not copied but passed directly, isn't it?. My question is if the
calling function will free automatically the object returned, if I do:

// in the calling function I'd do:
ili::IntImg myVar = synchronize(image); // will myVar be destroyed
automatically???

Thanks in advance,

eD

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