49 lines
1 KiB
C
49 lines
1 KiB
C
/*
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* (c) Copyright 1990 Conor P. Cahill (uunet!virtech!cpcahil).
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* You may copy, distribute, and use this software as long as this
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* copyright statement is not removed.
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*/
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#include <stdio.h>
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/*
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* Function: calloc()
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*
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* Purpose: to allocate and nullify a data area
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*
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* Arguments: nelem - number of elements
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* elsize - size of each element
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*
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* Returns: NULL - if malloc fails
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* or pointer to allocated space
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*
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* Narrative: determine size of area to malloc
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* malloc area.
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* if malloc succeeds
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* fill area with nulls
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* return ptr to malloc'd region
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*/
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#ifndef lint
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static char rcs_header[] = "$Id: calloc.c,v 1.2 2006-07-25 10:07:11 rt Exp $";
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#endif
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char *
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calloc(nelem,elsize)
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unsigned int nelem;
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unsigned int elsize;
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{
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char * malloc();
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char * memset();
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char * ptr;
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unsigned int size;
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size = elsize * nelem;
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if( (ptr = malloc(size)) != NULL)
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{
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(void) memset(ptr,'\0',(int)size);
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}
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return(ptr);
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}
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