Function

GLibslice_alloc

since: 2.10

Declaration [src] 

gpointer
g_slice_alloc (
  gsize block_size
)

Description [src]

Allocates a block of memory from the libc allocator.

The block address handed out can be expected to be aligned to at least 1 * sizeof (void*).

Since GLib 2.76 this always uses the system malloc() implementation internally.

Available since: 2.10

Parameters

block_size

Type: gsize

The number of bytes to allocate.

Return value

Type: gpointer

A pointer to the allocated memory block, which will be NULL if and only if mem_size is 0.

The data is owned by the called function.
The return value can be NULL.