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# PR_NEW

Allocates memory of a specified size from the heap.

## Syntax

```{code}

#include <prmem.h>

_type * PR_NEW(_struct);

```

### Parameter

`_struct`

: The name of a type.

### Returns

An pointer to a buffer sized to contain the type `_struct`, or if the

allocation attempt fails, `NULL`. Call `PR_GetError()` to retrieve

the error returned by the libc function.

## Description

This macro allocates memory whose size is `sizeof(_struct)` and

returns a pointer to that memory.