Simple Program for malloc in C

How to use malloc in C. Simple Program for malloc in C.

->malloc function allocates required amount of memory in heap (instead of stack) and
returns the pointer to the address of allocated block of memory.
->We need to type cast the returned pointer by malloc as it returns a void pointer.
->memory allocated by malloc in heap is deallocated by free, so that memory in heap can be
  allocated by other malloc functions.
->Syntax of malloc in C
datatype *p;
p=(datatype *)malloc(sazeof(datatype));
example of malloc:
int *p;
p=(int *)malloc(100*sizeof(int));

Explanation:
Here, malloc function allocates 400( 100*size of integer ie 100*4=400 ) bytes in heap and
assigns the address of the allocated memory in integer pointer p.
How to use malloc in C.
Simple Program for malloc in C.
#include<stdio.h>
int main
{
int *p;
p=(int *)malloc(sizeof(int));
*p=10;
printtf("%d",*p);
free(p);
return 0;
}

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