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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.