Elemental Intrinsic Function (Generic): Allocates a block of memory. This is a generic function that has no specific function associated with it. It must not be passed as an actual argument.
result = MALLOC (size)
size |
(Input) Must be of type integer. This value is the size (in bytes) of memory to be allocated. |
The result type is INTEGER(8). The result is the starting address of the allocated memory. The memory allocated can be freed by using the FREE intrinsic function.
INTEGER(4) SIZE
REAL(4) STORAGE(*)
POINTER (ADDR, STORAGE) ! ADDR will point to STORAGE
SIZE = 1024 ! Size in bytes
ADDR = MALLOC(SIZE) ! Allocate the memory
CALL FREE(ADDR) ! Free it