7.20.3.1 The calloc function

Synopsis

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#include <stdlib.h>
void *calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size);

Description

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The calloc function allocates space for an array of nmemb objects, each of whose size is size. The space is initialized to all bits zero.[1]

Returns

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The calloc function returns either a null pointer or a pointer to the allocated space.

Footnotes

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Note that this need not be the same as the representation of floating-point zero or a null pointer constant.