Re: Help with understanding this please

Richard Heathfield <rjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

mdh said:

On Aug 30, 7:11 am, Richard Heathfield <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
mdh said:


struct t_node_n{
char *word;
int match;
struct t_node_n *left;
struct t_node_n *right;
};

struct t_node_n *temp = (struct t_node_n *) malloc(sizeof(struct
t_node_n));

Better: struct t_node_n *temp = malloc(sizeof *temp);

Cleaner, tighter, less maintenance hassle.

Richard...before I rest so that sleep can be calm!!, may I ask why you
have not cast the return from malloc to type "struct t_node n *).

Why on earth would I do that? What good could it possibly do?

Yeah because C++ is wrong and so was pre Ansi C.

Streuth.
.

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