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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/pl_strdup.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/pl_strdup.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fcced90ec4 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/pl_strdup.rst @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +PL_strdup +========= + +Returns a pointer to a new memory node in the NSPR heap containing a +copy of a specified string. + + +Syntax +~~~~~~ + +.. code:: + + #include <plstr.h> + + char *PL_strdup(const char *s); + + +Parameter +~~~~~~~~~ + +The function has a single parameter: + +``s`` + The string to copy, may be ``NULL``. + + +Returns +~~~~~~~ + +The function returns one of these values: + +- If successful, a pointer to a copy of the specified string. +- If the memory allocation fails, ``NULL``. + + +Description +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +To accommodate the terminator, the size of the allocated memory is one +greater than the length of the string being copied. A ``NULL`` argument, +like a zero-length argument, results in a pointer to a one-byte block of +memory containing the null value. + +Notes +~~~~~ + +The memory allocated by :ref:`PL_strdup` should be freed with +`PL_strfree </en/PL_strfree>`__. |