C++ Programming/Code/Standard C Library/Functions/malloc

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malloc[edit | edit source]

Syntax
#include <cstdlib>
void *malloc( size_t s );

The function malloc() allocates a block of memory of size s. The memory remains uninitialized.

If the operation fails, malloc() returns NULL.

Related topics
calloc - free - realloc