With every use of memory allocation function, what function should be used to release allocated memory which is no longer needed?
Question
With every use of memory allocation function, what function should be used to release allocated memory which is no longer needed?
A
dropmem()
B
dealloc()
C
release()
D
free()
Answer & Explanation
Option: [D]
The library function free() is used to deallocate the memory that is no longer be used. This deallocated memory is dynamically allocated by malloc, calloc and realloc previously.
