autallocheap3

Synopsys

#include "aut101.h"
char *autallocheap( Size )
   unsigned int Size;

Parameters

Size

Number of memory bytes to be contiguously allocated

Overview

autallocheap returns a block of Size bytes length, allocated on the heap. The memory block is set to zero. Its use is strongly encouraged when the Size is very small.

Return value

autallocheap returns a pointer to a Size bytes long block.

Errors

"autalloc: alloc error, can't continue !"

Examples

#include "aut101.h"
typedef struct bipointer
{
  struct bipointer ∗NEXT;
  void             ∗DATA; 
} bipointer;
bipointer ∗addbipointer( Data );
  void ∗Data;
{
  bipointer ∗Bp = (bipointer ∗)autallocheap( sizeof( bipointer ) );
  Bp->DATA = Data; return Bp;
}