ft_calloc.c

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/*   ft_calloc.c                                        :+:      :+:    :+:   */
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/*   By: jowagner <jowagner@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
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/*   Created: 2024/11/12 14:01:39 by jowagner          #+#    #+#             */
/*   Updated: 2024/12/18 22:23:42 by jowagner         ###   ########.fr       */
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#include "libft.h"

/**
 * @brief Allocates memory for an array of elements, initializing them to zero.
 *
 * @param nmemb Number of elements to allocate.
 * @param size Size of each element in bytes.
 * @return A pointer to the allocated memory, or NULL if the allocation fails.
 */
void	*ft_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
{
	size_t	total_size;
	void	*ptr;

	total_size = nmemb * size;
	ptr = malloc(total_size);
	if (!ptr)
		return (NULL);
	ft_bzero(ptr, total_size);
	return (ptr);
}