Header File
alloc.h, stdlib.h
Category
Memory Routines
Prototype
void free(void *block);
Description
Frees allocated block.
free deallocates a memory block allocated by a previous call to calloc, malloc, or realloc.
Return Value
None.
Example
#include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <alloc.h> int main(void) { char *str; /* allocate memory for string */ str = (char *) malloc(10); /* copy "Hello" to string */ strcpy(str, "Hello"); /* display string */ printf("String is %s\n", str); /* free memory */ free(str); return 0; }
Portability
POSIX |
Win32 |
ANSI C |
ANSI C++ |
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