NAME
autallocblock - memory allocator
SYNOPSYS
#include "aut101.h" char *autallocblock( Size ) unsigned int Size;
PARAMETERS
- Size
-
Number of memory bytes to be contiguously allocated
- autallocblock returns a block of Size bytes length.
DESCRIPTION
The memory block is set to zero.
RETURN VALUE
autallocblock returns a pointer to a Size bytes long block.
ERRORS
"autalloc: alloc error, can't continue !"
System break can't be moved anymore, no more memory can be retrieved from the system.
EXAMPLE
#include "aut101.h"
char ∗dup_str(s)
char ∗ s;
{
char ∗t = (char ∗)autalocblock(strlen(s) + (unsigned int)1);
strcpy(t, s); return t;
}
SEE ALSO
aut(1), autresizeblock(3), autallocheap(3), autfreeblock(3), autfreeheap(3).