Function create [src]

Returns a pointer to undefined memory. Call destroy with the result to free the memory.

Prototype

pub fn create(a: Allocator, comptime T: type) Error!*T

Parameters

a: AllocatorT: type

Possible Errors

OutOfMemory

Source

  pub fn create(a: Allocator, comptime T: type) Error!*T {
    if (@sizeOf(T) == 0) {
        const ptr = comptime std.mem.alignBackward(usize, math.maxInt(usize), @alignOf(T));
        return @ptrFromInt(ptr);
    }
    const ptr: *T = @ptrCast(try a.allocBytesWithAlignment(.of(T), @sizeOf(T), @returnAddress()));
    return ptr;
}  