Allocating memory

- When a program needs storage, you allocate it…in the code by setting aside space for a variable.…When you need more than one variable, you create an array.…And when you don't know how much space you need, you guess.…But there's a better way.…In this movie, I cover the topic…of allocating storage in your code.…You'll see how to properly ask for storage,…determine that it's available,…and then access that storage in your code.…Storage is divvied up by the operating system.…

Your program asks for space as it needs it.…This request is made in one of two ways.…The first way is to declare a variable.…Storage for the variable is set aside…and made available for use.…And for a specific purpose in the code.…This code declares several variable types.…Including an empty character buffer.…The sizeof operator is then used to calculate…how much storage is set aside.…Build and run this code.…On my computer, it shows that 141 bytes…of storage were set aside.…

Even though the storage is never used,…save for the total variable, it's still set aside.…