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Misallocation

Explore the concept of misallocation in C by analyzing a puzzle code snippet to predict its output. This lesson helps you deepen your understanding of memory allocation issues and improve your ability to interpret code behavior effectively.

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Puzzle

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C
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
int main()
{
struct raw { int value; char string[32]; };
FILE *outfile;
struct raw *data;
data = malloc( sizeof(struct raw) );
data->value = 60;
strcpy( data->string, "This is a string\n" );
outfile = fopen("data.dat","w");
if( outfile==NULL )
exit(1);
fwrite(data, sizeof(data), 1, outfile);
fclose(outfile);
puts("File written");
free(data);
return(0);
}
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