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PR_NEW
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Allocates memory of a specified size from the heap.
Syntax
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.. code::
#include <prmem.h>
_type * PR_NEW(_struct);
Parameter
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``_struct``
The name of a type.
Returns
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An pointer to a buffer sized to contain the type ``_struct``, or if the
allocation attempt fails, ``NULL``. Call ``PR_GetError()`` to retrieve
the error returned by the libc function.
Description
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This macro allocates memory whose size is ``sizeof(_struct)`` and
returns a pointer to that memory.