# PR_MALLOC

Allocates memory of a specified size from the heap.

## Syntax

```{code}
#include <prmem.h>

void * PR_MALLOC(_bytes);
```

### Parameter

`_bytes`

: Size of the requested memory block.

### Returns

An untyped pointer to the allocated memory, or if the allocation attempt
fails, `NULL`. Call `PR_GetError()` to retrieve the error returned
by the libc function `malloc()`.

## Description

This macro allocates memory of the requested size from the heap.