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diff --git a/doc/Alloc.3 b/doc/Alloc.3 index 405d7fa..c7396a0 100644 --- a/doc/Alloc.3 +++ b/doc/Alloc.3 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Alloc.3,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:45 stanton Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: Alloc.3,v 1.3 2000/09/14 18:42:28 ericm Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Tcl_Alloc 3 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" @@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ char * .sp char * \fBTcl_Realloc\fR(\fIptr, size\fR) +.sp +int +\fBTcl_AttemptAlloc\fR(\fIsize\fR) +.sp +int +\fBTcl_AttemptRealloc\fR(\fIptr, size\fR) .SH ARGUMENTS .AS char *size .AP int size in @@ -48,5 +54,11 @@ further allocation. \fIptr\fR to \fIsize\fR bytes and returns a pointer to the new block. The contents will be unchanged up to the lesser of the new and old sizes. The returned location may be different from \fIptr\fR. +.PP +\fBTcl_AttemptAlloc\fR and \fBTcl_AttemptRealloc\fR are identical in +function to \fBTcl_Alloc\fR and \fBTcl_Realloc\fR, except that +\fBTcl_AttemptAlloc\fR and \fBTcl_AttemptRealloc\fR will not cause the Tcl +interpreter to \fBpanic\fR if the memory allocation fails. If the +allocation fails, these functions will return NULL. .SH KEYWORDS alloc, allocation, free, malloc, memory, realloc |