Best way to handle memory allocation in C?

Question

I think I\'ve got a good grasp on how to handle memory in C++ but doing it in C is different I\'m a bit off.

In C++ I\'ve got constructors and destructors, I\'ve got the

Answer 1

The usual way is

MyType *ptr = malloc(array_size * sizeof *ptr);

But if you want to be compatible with c++, do

MyType *ptr = (MyType*) malloc(array_size * sizeof *ptr);

You can also make a macro

#define MALLOC( NUMBER, TYPE ) ( TYPE * ) malloc( NUMBER * sizeof( TYPE ) )
MyType *ptr = MALLOC(10, MyType);

Of course, with no RAII, make sure sometime later you have

free(ptr);