alloca()

alloca()

allocate space in the stack frame

Function
SYNOPSIS

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void *alloca(size_t size);
DESCRIPTION

The alloca() function allocates space in the stack frame of the caller, and returns a pointer to the allocated block. This temporary space is automatically freed when the function from which alloca() is called returns.
PARAMETERS

size

Specifies the size of the allocated block of memory.

RETURN VALUES

The alloca() function returns a null pointer if there is insufficient memory.