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What is the main difference between malloc() and calloc() ?

14th Oct 2020, 3:58 PM
Niranjan.G
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As I understand it, `calloc` zero-fills the memory block allocated, while `malloc` just make the allocation, you get a "cleaner" block with `calloc` I guess.
14th Oct 2020, 4:02 PM
Ipang