> Let's say I want to dynamically allocate some memory to an object that
> I am creating using malloc(). Traditionally I do the following:
>
> ObjectType *objectpointer; /* Decl. of pointer to object */
>
> objectpointer = (ObjectType *)malloc(sizeof(ObjectType));
>
> My question. Do I really need to add the type cast (ObjectType *)
> before the call to malloc() ?
>
> Traditionally I have always been taught to include the cast. However,
> some references say that a cast was ONLY required in earlier versions
> of C prior to standard ANSI C. Nonetheless I always type cast as that
> is how I have done it for years and years. Do I really need the cast?
> More precisely, do I really need the cast using gcc?
You don't *need* the cast, but it will produce a warning, since malloc
returns a void pointer. I would get in the habbit of using the cast.
