I had heard lots and lots about leaky code so far, but never actually learned about it or read about it until tonight… so here it is below: a sample of LEAKY CODE (source: Wikipedia)
#include <stdlib.h> void function_which_allocates(void) { /* allocate an array of 45 floats */ float * a = malloc(sizeof(float) * 45); /* additional code making use of 'a' */ /* return to main, having forgotten to free the memory we malloc'd */ } int main(void) { function_which_allocates(); /* the pointer 'a' no longer exists, and therefore cannot be freed, but the memory is still allocated. a leak has occurred. */ }
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