method

malloc

ruby latest stable - Class: Fiddle

malloc(p1)

public

Allocate size bytes of memory and return the integer memory address for the allocated memory.

static VALUE
rb_fiddle_malloc(VALUE self, VALUE size)
{
 void *ptr;
 ptr = (void*)ruby_xmalloc(NUM2SIZET(size));
 return PTR2NUM(ptr);
}