C library functions - malloc ()
C standard library - <stdlib.h>
description
C library functionsvoid * malloc (size_t size) allocate the required memory space and returns a pointer to it.
statement
Here is () statement malloc function.
void *malloc(size_t size)
parameter
- size - the size of the memory block, in bytes.
return value
This function returns a pointer to the allocated memory size. If the request fails, it returns NULL.
Examples
The following example demonstrates the malloc () function is used.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
char *str;
/* 最初的内存分配 */
str = (char *) malloc(15);
strcpy(str, "w3cschool");
printf("String = %s, Address = %u\n", str, str);
/* 重新分配内存 */
str = (char *) realloc(str, 25);
strcat(str, ".cc");
printf("String = %s, Address = %u\n", str, str);
free(str);
return(0);
}
Let's compile and run the above program, which will result in the following:
String = w3cschool, Address = 355090448 String = w3cschool.cc, Address = 355090448