memalloc - AugustinLopez/libft GitHub Wiki
From the libft PDF subject:
| Name | ft_memalloc |
|---|---|
| Prototype | void *ft_memalloc(size_t size); |
| Description | Allocates (with malloc(3)) and returns a "fresh" memory area. The memory allocated is initialized to 0. If the allocations fails, the function returns NULL. |
| Param. #1 | The size of the memory that needs to be allocated. |
| Return value | The allocated memory area. |
| Libc Functions | malloc(3) |
Relevant wiki: bzero.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "libft.h"
void *ft_memalloc(size_t size)
{
void *p;
if (!(p = (void *)malloc(size)))
return (NULL);
ft_bzero(p, size);
return (p);
}