104 lines
3.2 KiB
Groff
104 lines
3.2 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: realloc.3,v 1.9 1998/04/28 21:19:50 fair Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" from: @(#)realloc.3 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
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.\"
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.Dd April 19, 1994
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.Dt REALLOC 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm realloc
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.Nd reallocation of memory function
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <stdlib.h>
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.Ft void *
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.Fn realloc "void *ptr" "size_t size"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn realloc
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function changes the size of the object pointed to by
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.Fa ptr
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to the size specified by
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.Fa size .
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The contents of the object are unchanged up to the lesser
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of the new and old sizes.
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If the new size is larger, the value of the newly allocated portion
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of the object is indeterminate.
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If
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.Fa ptr
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is a null pointer, the
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.Fn realloc
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function behaves like the
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.Xr malloc 3
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function for the specified size.
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Otherwise, if
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.Fa ptr
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does not match a pointer earlier returned by the
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.Xr calloc 3 ,
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.Xr malloc 3 ,
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or
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.Fn realloc
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function, or if the space has been deallocated
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by a call to the
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.Fn free
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or
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.Fn realloc
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function, unpredictable and usually detrimental
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behavior will occur.
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If the space cannot be allocated, the object
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pointed to by
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.Fa ptr
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is unchanged.
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If
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.Fa size
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is zero and
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.Fa ptr
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is not a null pointer, the object it points to is freed.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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The
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.Fn realloc
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function returns either a null pointer or a pointer
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to the possibly moved allocated space.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr alloca 3 ,
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.Xr calloc 3 ,
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.Xr free 3 ,
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.Xr malloc 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn realloc
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function conforms to
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.St -ansiC .
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