%MALLOC

Syntax	variable = (char*)%MALLOC( size )
Category	BASIC
Type	C Function
Description	allocates a memory block of "size" bytes and returns the address of this block. The memory is freed by the "%free()" built-in. If the system fails to allocate memory, a NULL pointer is returned. If the FlashBASIC program terminates, the malloc'ed space is not released automatically. This feature can be used to create 'static' data, live across program executions. The TCL command 'environ' uses this fact. "malloc'ed" memory may be "free'd" by "exit"ing the Pick process.
Options
See Also	CFUNCTION %READ (D3/Unix) %FREE environ %PUTENV disc
Example	ptr=(char*)%malloc( 2048 ) if ptr=0 then stop 'cannot allocate memory'
Warnings
Compatibility	D3/Unix