Thread: question about realloc

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    question about realloc

    I was wondering about how realloc is implemented: so lets say you originally had an n-byte array malloc'ed and you want to now have a 2n-byte array. Then realloc can increase the bytes available for use right?

    And if there's no immediate space near your original memory block then realloc will move the original n-byte array to a new location to make room for the 2n-byte, right?

    But then in doing that move does realloc free the location originally used for the n-byte array?

    Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by donthate View Post
    But then in doing that move does realloc free the location originally used for the n-byte array?
    Yes.
    Code:
    //try
    //{
    	if (a) do { f( b); } while(1);
    	else   do { f(!b); } while(1);
    //}

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    Great, thank you!!

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