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MALLOC
Elemental Intrinsic Function (Generic): Allocates a block of memory. This is a generic function that has no specific function associated with it. It must not be passed as an actual argument.
result = MALLOC (size)
size |
(Input) Must be of type integer. This value is the size (in bytes) of memory to be allocated. |
Results
The result type is INTEGER(4) on IA-32 architecture; INTEGER(8) on Intel® 64 architecture. The result is the starting address of the allocated memory. The memory allocated can be freed by using the FREE intrinsic function.
Example
INTEGER(4) SIZE
REAL(4) STORAGE(*)
POINTER (ADDR, STORAGE) ! ADDR will point to STORAGE
SIZE = 1024 ! Size in bytes
ADDR = MALLOC(SIZE) ! Allocate the memory
CALL FREE(ADDR) ! Free it