Will using new (std::nothrow) mask exceptions thrown from a constructor?

Question

Assume the following code:

Foo* p = new (std::nothrow) Foo();

\'p\' will equal 0 if we are out of heap memory.

What happens if we a

Answer 1

Foo's constructor can still throw exceptions and they will fall through.

The constructor is not called until after the memory is allocated.