# PR_NEWZAP

Allocates and clears memory from the heap for an instance of a given
type.

## Syntax

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

_type * PR_NEWZAP(_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`. The bytes in the buffer are all
initialized to 0. Call `PR_GetError()` to retrieve the error returned
by the libc function.

## Description

This macro allocates an instance of the specified type from the heap and
sets the content of that memory to zero.