(malloc-struct) ( class -- struct )

(malloc-struct) ( class -- struct )
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Vocabulary
classes.struct

Inputs

class

a class

Outputs

struct

a struct

Word description
Allocates unmanaged C heap memory for a new struct of the specified class. The new struct's slots are left uninitialized; to initialize the allocated memory with the slots' initial values, use malloc-struct. The struct should be free d when it is no longer needed.

See also
(struct)

Definition

USING: alien.c-types kernel libc ;

IN: classes.struct

: (malloc-struct) ( class -- struct )
[ heap-size malloc ] keep memory>struct ; inline