Name
free function — Releases allocated memory
Synopsis
void free(void* ptr)The free function releases
the memory that ptr points to.
The pointer must have been returned by a call to malloc or calloc. After freeing the pointer, do not
refer to the memory again.
See Also
calloc function, malloc function, realloc function, delete keyword
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