1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 | #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
int* malloc_and_initialize_integer(int value) {
int* a_n = malloc(sizeof(*a_n));
*a_n = value;
// free(a_n); <-- this is bad, once we free the address
// its no longer valid to use
return a_n;
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
int* a_number = malloc_and_initialize_integer(6);
printf("My number is %d\n", *a_number);
free(a_number);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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