Free

Syntax

void free (void* ptr);

Description

Deallocate memory block

A block of memory previously allocated by a call to malloc, calloc or realloc is deallocated, making it available again for further allocations.

If ptr does not point to a block of memory allocated with the above functions, it causes undefined behavior.

If ptr is a null pointer, the function does nothing.

Notice that this function does not change the value of ptr itself, hence it still points to the same (now invalid) location.

Parameters

ptr

Pointer to a memory block previously allocated with malloc, calloc or realloc.

Return Value

none

Example

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