From man realloc:The realloc() function returns a pointer to the newly allocated memory, which is suitably aligned for any kind of variable and may be different from ptr, or NULL if the request

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Jan 14, 2020 · How does realloc() reallocate the memory which was first allocated by malloc()? I know that you need to use malloc() before you´re able to reallocate the memory, but I don´t understand …

11 C requires that the pointer passed to realloc must be a pointer obtained from malloc, calloc or realloc function call (or a null pointer).

char *newline = realloc ( oldline , newsize ); // Assuming oldline is the pointer to which the starting address // of the memory which malloc() has returned, is assigned and, // say, newsize is integer …

Aug 14, 2010 · If you want to do resizeable buffers the C way, use malloc / free / realloc, which are available in C++. If you want to do resizeable buffers the C++ way, use a vector (or deque, if you …

Feb 10, 2014 · 5 realloc() is used to increase or decrease the memory and not to free the memory. Check this, and use free() to release the memory (link).

Aug 16, 2011 · Simple question about the realloc function in C: If I use realloc to shrink the memory block that a pointer is pointing to, does the "extra" memory get freed? Or does it need to be freed …

11 realloc returns a pointer to the resized buffer; this pointer value may be different from the original pointer value, so you need to save that return value somewhere. realloc may return NULL if the …

Jul 3, 2013 · Its really a post for some advice in terms of the use of realloc, more specifically, if I could make use of it to simplify my existing code. Essentially, what the below does, it dynamically allocat...