Mallocator

The C heap allocator.

struct Mallocator {

}

Members

allocate void[] allocate(size_t bytes)
deallocate bool deallocate(void[] b)
reallocate bool reallocate(void[] b, size_t s): Standard allocator methods per the semantics defined above. The deallocate and reallocate methods are @system because they may move memory around, leaving dangling pointers in user code. Somewhat paradoxically, malloc is @safe but that's only useful to safe programs that can afford to leak memory allocated.

instance Mallocator instance;: Returns the global instance of this allocator type. The C heap allocator is thread-safe, therefore all of its methods and it itself are shared.

alignment enum uint alignment;: The alignment is a static constant equal to platformAlignment, which ensures proper alignment for any D data type.

auto buffer = Mallocator.instance.allocate(1024 * 1024 * 4);
scope(exit) Mallocator.instance.deallocate(buffer);
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