NAME¶

SDL_malloc - Allocate uninitialized memory.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

void * SDL_malloc(size_t size);

DESCRIPTION¶

The allocated memory returned by this function must be freed with

SDL_free ().

If size is 0, it will be set to 1.

If you want to allocate memory aligned to a specific alignment, consider using SDL_aligned_alloc ().

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

size

the size to allocate.

RETURN VALUE¶

Returns a pointer to the allocated memory, or NULL if allocation failed.

THREAD SAFETY¶

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

SEE ALSO¶

•(3), SDL_free(3), •(3), SDL_calloc(3), •(3), SDL_realloc(3), •(3), SDL_aligned_alloc(3)