From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: sizeof(struct x) doesn't compile -- how to do it ?
Date: 17 Jan 2003 09:35:51 GMT
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Edd Dawson <hotcakes AT planetquake DOT com> wrote:
> Should this be:

No.  1st of all, your version snipped the 

  #include <stdlib.h>

That's a big no-no.

> int main()
> {
>    struct x *x_array;
>    (void*)x_array = malloc(2*sizeof(struct x));
     ^^^^^^
That cast is superfluous, if not dangerous.

There's no particular need to rename the array from the original to
"x_array", either.

>    free(x_array); /* don't forget to free ;)  */
> }

> ?
> Edd



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