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Asked: 2026-06-02T04:28:49+00:00

void* buffer = (void*)malloc(100); By prefixing the malloc() function with (void*), what is being

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void* buffer = (void*)malloc(100);

By prefixing the malloc() function with (void*), what is being achieved, are we overriding the return type?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The return type of the call to malloc is being explicitly cast to a void pointer. This is sort of redundant, as it already returns a void*, but is probably possibly present to clarify the developer’s intention (or he just screwed up).

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