Functions Returning Pointers in C: Heap Allocation & Safety
Return pointer addresses safely from C functions: allocate dynamic memory with malloc(), avoid returning stack addresses, and free memory.
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Return pointer addresses safely from C functions: allocate dynamic memory with malloc(), avoid returning stack addresses, and free memory.
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