STR$FREE1_DX (OpenVMS) STR$FREE1_DX (OpenVMS)
NAME
free - free memory
STR$FREE1_DX - Free one dynamic string
EXPLAINATION
The Digital UNIX free function provides functionality similar to the
OpenVMS STR$FREE1_DX string manipulation routine. Because UNIX strings
are just pointers to memory buffers, the only action needed to deallo‐
cate memory used by a string is to free the memory buffer it exists in.
This memory buffer is may not be the string pointer and may not have
been allocated by malloc. Only call the free function on addresses
allocated by the malloc family of functions.
RELATED INFORMATION
Digital UNIX Functions:
free(3), malloc(3), strdup(3) delim off
STR$FREE1_DX (OpenVMS)
