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HEAPBASE.C
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/* HEAPBASE.C illustrates dynamic allocation of based memory using
* functions:
* _bheapseg _bmalloc _bfree _bfreeseg
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
void main()
{
__segment seg;
char __based( seg ) *outstr, __based( seg ) *instr;
char __based( seg ) *pout, __based( seg ) *pin;
char tmpstr[80];
int len;
printf( "Enter a string: " );
gets( tmpstr );
/* Request a based heap. Use based so that memory won't be taken from
* near heap.
*/
if( (seg = _bheapseg( 1000 )) == _NULLSEG )
exit( 1 );
/* Allocate based memory for two strings. */
len = strlen( tmpstr );
if( ((instr = _bmalloc( seg, len + 1 )) == _NULLOFF) ||
((outstr = _bmalloc( seg, len + 1 )) == _NULLOFF) )
exit( 1 );
/* Copy a lowercased string to dynamic memory. The based memory is
* far when addressed as a whole.
*/
_fstrlwr( _fstrcpy( (char __far *)instr, (char __far *)tmpstr ) );
/* Copy input string to output string in reversed order. When reading
* and writing individual characters from a based heap, the compiler
* will try to process them as near, thus speeding up the processing.
*/
for( pin = instr + len - 1, pout = outstr;
pout < outstr + len; pin--, pout++ )
*pout = *pin;
*pout = '\0';
/* Display strings. Again, strings as a whole are far. */
printf( "Input: %Fs\n", (char __far *)instr );
printf( "Output: %Fs\n", (char __far *)outstr );
/* Free blocks and release based heap. */
_bfree( seg, instr );
_bfree( seg, outstr );
_bfreeseg( seg );
exit( 0 );
}
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