(malloc-struct) ( class -- struct ) (original) (raw)
(malloc-struct) ( class -- struct )
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Inputs
| class | a class |
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Outputs
| struct | a struct |
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Word description
Allocates unmanaged C heap memory for a new struct of the specified class. The new struct's slots are left uninitialized; to initialize the allocated memory with the slots' initial values, use malloc-struct. The struct should be freed when it is no longer needed.
See also
(struct)
Definition
USING: alien.c-types kernel libc ;
: (malloc-struct) ( class -- struct )
[ heap-size malloc ] keep memory>struct ; inline