Name
malloc function — Allocates memory
Synopsis
void* malloc(size_t size)
The malloc
function
allocates size
bytes of memory.
It returns a pointer to the start of the newly allocated memory or a
null pointer if there is insufficient memory to fulfill the request.
The pointer is suitably aligned for any type.
C++ programs should use the new
operator instead of calling malloc
.
See Also
calloc function, free function, realloc function, new
keyword
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