[Iup-users] Memory question again.

[Jeremy Cowgar]

Ok. I'll need to go back and fix some things then :-) Thanks for the 
clarification.

Jeremy

Antonio Scuri wrote:
>   The IupSetAttribute just keeps a reference to the given pointer. So the
> memory will not be freed.
>
>   The IupStoreAttribute will duplicate the given string. So you can free it
> just after the call.
>
>   The code as it is, will result in a memory leak. 
>
> Best,
> scuri
>
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: iup-users-bounces at lists.luaforge.net 
>> [mailto:iup-users-bounces at lists.luaforge.net] On Behalf Of 
>> Jeremy Cowgar
>> Sent: terça-feira, 6 de novembro de 2007 16:11
>> To: IUP discussion list.
>> Subject: [Iup-users] Memory question again.
>>
>> Let's say I do this:
>>
>> void doSomething ()
>> {
>>   char *value = malloc (sizeof (char) * 10);
>>   strcpy (value, "HELLO");
>>   IupSetAttribute (textWidget, IUP_VALUE, value); }
>>
>>
>> So, I call doSomething() somewhere in my code. Later, I call 
>> it again. 
>> Does Iup free the memory before setting the attribute again?
>>
>> Jeremy
>>
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