malloc

[gNash]

Hi all,

i have some question on memory allocation.. if we use strlen()
for const string it will give string length because it will count a
variable upto '\0' character..

Is there any way to know the length of dynamically allocated
memory block..

and malloc(30) how to check 30 bytes has been allocated in memory?

Could you any one resolve my confusion please..

Thanks in advance.

Nash..

 

[Chris Dollin]

i have some question on memory allocation.. if we use strlen()
for const string it will give string length because it will count a
variable upto '\0' character..

Yes. In fact `strlen` will do this for /any/ string, const or not.

Is there any way to know the length of dynamically allocated
memory block..

Yes: remember the size you asked for when you allocated that memory.

There is no other portable way.

Why do you think you need to know this?

and malloc(30) how to check 30 bytes has been allocated in memory?

If `malloc(30)` returns a non-null pointer, then that pointer points
to (at least) thirty bytes of memory. (Or the implementation is broken.)

What actual problem do you have?

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[Flash Gordon]

gNash wrote, On 23/04/07 11:49:

Hi all,

i have some question on memory allocation.. if we use strlen()
for const string it will give string length because it will count a
variable upto '\0' character..

Dont' forget that it does not include the nul termination byte, so you
actually have one more byte than strlen reports.

Is there any way to know the length of dynamically allocated
memory block..

and malloc(30) how to check 30 bytes has been allocated in memory?

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