NNG_ALLOC(3)

NAME
nng_alloc - allocate memory

SYNOPSIS

    #include <nng/nng.h>
    void *nng_alloc(size_t size);

DESCRIPTION

The nng_alloc() function allocates a contiguous memory region of at least size bytes. The memory will be 64-bit aligned.

The returned memory can be used to hold message buffers, in which case it can be directly passed to nng_send() using the flag NNG_FLAG_ALLOC. Alternatively, it can be freed when no longer needed using nng_free().

    Important

    Do not use the system free() function to release this memory. On some platforms this may work, but it is not guaranteed and may lead to a crash or other undesirable and unpredictable behavior.

RETURN VALUES

This function returns a pointer to the allocated memory on success, and NULL otherwise.

ERRORS

No errors are returned, but a NULL return value should be treated the same as NNG_ENOMEM.

SEE ALSO

nng_free(3), nng_send(3), nng_strerror(3), nng(7)