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When you call malloc() to allocate memory for a local
pointer, do you have to explicitly free() it?

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When you call malloc() to allocate memory for a local pointer, do you have to explicitly free() it?..

Answer / shruti

yup.. we have to explicitly free it..
otherwise it results in "dangling pointer"..

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When you call malloc() to allocate memory for a local pointer, do you have to explicitly free() it?..

Answer / guest

Yes you have to.

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