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  1. Mar 18th, 2008, 07:23 AM #4
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    Re: C: Not sure about use of free()

    Quote Originally Posted by chemicalNova
    Free assigns the pointer NULL automatically...
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    free() accepts a void pointer, which is basically copied onto the stack when the call is made, therefore it is not possible for free() to set the original pointer to null. It would have to be a pointer to the pointer if that were the case.

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