strdup

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< c‎ | experimental‎ | dynamic
Defined in header <string.h>
char * strdup(const char *str1);
(dynamic memory TR)

Returns a pointer to a null-terminated byte string, which is a duplicate of the string pointed to by str1. The returned pointer must be passed to free to avoid a memory leak.

If an error occurs, a null pointer is returned and errno may be set.

As all functions from Dynamic Memory TS, strdup is only guaranteed to be available if __STDC_ALLOC_LIB__ is defined by the implementation and if the user defines __STDC_WANT_LIB_EXT2__ to the integer constant 1 before including string.h.

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[edit] Parameters

str1 - pointer to the null-terminated byte string to duplicate

[edit] Return value

A pointer to the newly allocated string, or a null pointer if an error occurred.

[edit] Notes

The function is identical to the POSIX strdup except that it is allowed, but not required to set errno on error.

[edit] Example

#define __STDC_WANT_LIB_EXT2__ 1
#include <string.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
 
int main()
{
    char *s1 = "String";
    char *s2 = strdup(s1);
    assert(strcmp(s1, s2) == 0);
    free(s2);
}


[edit] See also

(dynamic memory TR)
allocate a copy of a string up to specified size
(function)
copies one string to another
(function)
allocates memory
(function)