STL vector on heap?

[karnavor]

Hello,

If I create an STL vector, is the memory assigned on the heap or the stack?

For example:

#include <vector>

int main()
{
    std::vector<int> my_vector(3);
    my_vector[0] = 1;
    my_vector[1] = 10;
    my_vector[2] = 100;

    return 0;
}

Are the contents of "my_vector" on the heap, or the stack? I haven't declared the vector using the "new" keyword, so for a normal object, it would be created on the stack. But because a vector is a STL object, does it behave differently?

If the vector is created on the heap, then how do I free the memory? Do I follow the standard approach:

// Free up the space allocated to the vector
delete &my_vector;
// Or perhaps this?
delete my_vector;

If your answer to the first part is the the vector is created on the stack, then how do I in fact create it on the heap? Do I use :

std::vector<int>* my_vector = new std::vector<int>(3);

Thanks for the help