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Thanks. Is calloc(1, size) considered idiomatic for zeroing memory? While I haven't used C much lately, back when I did I don't think I realized this, and coul

• coldpie 13y ago
  Yeah, it's fairly common. calloc zeroes, malloc doesn't, and you shouldn't make a significant change like that during code cleanup. I think it's somewhat more common to see malloc followed by memset, as the intent is way more clear to a reader than just calloc by itself.
  • tedunangst 13y ago
    calloc can be faster because it has internal knowledge of whether the memory is already zero.