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LETTERcallocULETTER Allocate and initialize memory.

Overview
#include <stdlib.h>

b = calloc(elements, size);

void *b; // pointer to memory block
size_t elements; // number of elements
size_t size; // size of each element

Portability
ANSI

Description
This function equals "malloc" but allocates memory for an array consisting of "elements" elements which are "size" bytes big. The memory block will be initialized with zeros.

Returns
This function returns zero if not enough memory could be allocated and a pointer to the memory block otherwise.

See also
free , malloc , realloc

Example
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

void main(void)
{
char *str = NULL;

if(str = (char *)calloc(10, sizeof(char)))
{
strcpy(str, "StormC");
printf("Memory block's contents: %s\\n", str);
free(str);
}
else
printf("Not enough memory\\n");
}