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 initialized to their initial values. The struct should be freed when it is no longer needed.
See also
, , memory>struct
Definition
USING: alien alien.c-types alien.data classes.struct.private
kernel libc ;
: malloc-struct ( class -- struct )
[ >c-ptr malloc-byte-array ] [ 1 swap heap-size calloc ]
init-struct ; inline