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What is Calloc in C?
The calloc() function in C is used to allocate a specified amount of memory and then initialize it to zero. The function returns a void pointer to this memory location, which can then be cast to the desired type. The function takes in two parameters that collectively specify the amount of memory to be allocated.
Code
Take a look at the code below. Note how (int*) is used to convert the void pointer to an int pointer.
#include<stdio.h>#include<stdlib.h>int main() {int* a = (int*) calloc(5, sizeof(int));return 0;}
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