malloc() in c and c++
/* malloc example: random string generator*/
#include <stdio.h> /* printf, scanf, NULL */
#include <stdlib.h> /* malloc, free, rand */
int main ()
{
int i,n;
char * buffer;
printf ("How long do you want the string? ");
scanf ("%d", &i);
buffer = (char*) malloc (i+1);
if (buffer==NULL) exit (1);
for (n=0; n<i; n++)
buffer[n]=rand()%26+'a';
buffer[i]='\0';
printf ("Random string: %s\n",buffer);
free (buffer);
return 0;
}