Does an equivelent to C++’s placement new exist in C? I mean, can an object be constructed at a specified location in C? Can realloc() be used for that?
Does an equivelent to C++’s placement new exist in C? I mean, can an
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Does an equivelent to C++’s placement new exist in C? I mean, can an object be constructed at a specified location in C? Can realloc() be used for that?
There is no such thing as “placement new” in C. On the other hand, you can declare a pointer and make it point to anything in memory:
The above pointer now points to whatever is as the address
0x12345678.This is often used in embedded systems, where certain devices are at certain places in memory.