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.TH "NE_MALLOC" "3" "11/24/2024" "neon" "neon API reference"
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.SH "NAME"
ne_malloc, ne_calloc, ne_realloc, ne_strdup, ne_strndup, ne_oom_callback \- memory allocation wrappers
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <ne_alloc\&.h>
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.HP \w'void\ *ne_malloc('u
.BI "void *ne_malloc(size_t\ " "size" ");"
.HP \w'void\ *ne_calloc('u
.BI "void *ne_calloc(size_t\ " "size" ");"
.HP \w'void\ *ne_realloc('u
.BI "void *ne_realloc(void\ *" "size" ", size_t\ " "len" ");"
.HP \w'char\ *ne_strdup('u
.BI "char *ne_strdup(const\ char\ *" "s" ");"
.HP \w'char\ *ne_strndup('u
.BI "char *ne_strndup(const\ char\ *" "s" ", size_t\ " "size" ");"
.HP \w'void\ ne_oom_callback('u
.BI "void ne_oom_callback(void\ (*" "callback" ")(void));"
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The functions
\fBne_malloc\fR,
\fBne_calloc\fR,
\fBne_realloc\fR,
\fBne_strdup\fR
and
\fBne_strdnup\fR
provide wrappers for the equivalent functions in the standard C library\&. The wrappers provide the extra guarantee that if the C library equivalent returns
NULL
when no memory is available, an optional callback will be called, and the library will then call
\fBabort\fR()\&.
.PP
\fBne_oom_callback\fR
registers a callback which will be invoked if an out of memory error is detected\&.
.SH "NOTES"
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If the operating system uses optimistic memory allocation, the C library memory allocation routines will not return
NULL, so it is not possible to gracefully handle memory allocation failures\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright \(co 2001-2024 Joe Orton
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