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--- cplusplus:c_vs._c [2016/04/21 23:11] – [Named constants and macros] mithat
+++ cplusplus:c_vs._c [2016/04/21 23:16] – [Structs] mithat
@@ Line 86: / Line 86: @@
 </code>
-===== Dynamic memory =====
+===== Dynamic memory is different =====
-  * Allocating/deallocating dynamic memory is different.
+  * Allocating memory:<code c>
-<code c>
+int *x = malloc(sizeof(int));          /* allocate a single int */
-int *x = malloc(sizeof(int));            /* allocate a single int */
+int *x_arr = malloc(sizeof(int) * 10); /* allocate array of ints */
-int *x_array = malloc(sizeof(int) * 10); /* allocate array of 10 ints */
-/* release storage that was allocated */
-free( x );
-free( x_array );
 </code>
+  * Deallocating memory:<code c>
+free(x);
+free(x_arr);
+</code>
 ===== Structs =====
-  * Need to use ''struct'' keyword when defining ''struct'' variables.<code c>
+  * You must use ''struct'' keyword when defining ''struct'' variables.<code c>
 struct MyStruct
 {