Thread: Quick question on malloc and strings

I'm trying to get the hang of using pointers for strings instead of arrays. I'm still finding it a little confusing. Just wondering if I could get some feedback - does this look OK? It works so far, but ....

Code:

int length;
char *word;

void addWord(const char *newWord){
    length = strlen(newWord) +1;
    
    word = NULL;
    word = (char *) malloc(length);
    if (word != NULL)
    {
        strlcpy(word, newWord, length); //strlcpy adds '\0'
    }
    else
    {
        printf("\nCannot find space for word");
        exit(0);
    }
}