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PL_strdup
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Returns a pointer to a new memory node in the NSPR heap containing a
copy of a specified string.
Syntax
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.. code::
#include <plstr.h>
char *PL_strdup(const char *s);
Parameter
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The function has a single parameter:
``s``
The string to copy, may be ``NULL``.
Returns
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The function returns one of these values:
- If successful, a pointer to a copy of the specified string.
- If the memory allocation fails, ``NULL``.
Description
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To accommodate the terminator, the size of the allocated memory is one
greater than the length of the string being copied. A ``NULL`` argument,
like a zero-length argument, results in a pointer to a one-byte block of
memory containing the null value.
Notes
~~~~~
The memory allocated by :ref:`PL_strdup` should be freed with
`PL_strfree </en/PL_strfree>`__.