xt_malloc(3)

LIBRARY
#include <xtend/mem.h>
-lxtend

SYNOPSIS
void    *xt_malloc(size_t nelem, size_t size)

ARGUMENTS
nelem:  Number of objects to allocate
size:   Size of a single object

DESCRIPTION
xt_malloc() is a simple wrapper around malloc(3) that requires two arguments representing the number of objects to allocate and the size of an element. This prevents the very common mistake with malloc(3) of forgetting to multiply by the size of an element. Specifying the size using sizeof(*variable) has the advantage of being type-independent. I.e. if you change the type of the variable, this code need not be updated. Simply add one * to whatever the return value is assigned to.

RETURN VALUES
Address of the newly allocated array, or NULL if allocation failed

EXAMPLES
size_t      widget_list_size = 1024;
widget_t    *widgets;
widgets = xt_malloc(widget_list_size, sizeof(*widgets));

SEE ALSO
malloc(3)