Question

Why do we typecast malloc()?

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malloc returns a void pointer (void *), which indicates that it is a pointer to a region of an unknown data type. The use of casting is required in C++ due to the strong type system, whereas this is not the case in C

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malloc()or calloc() returns void * which can be assigned to any pointer type .In C it's not necessary to typecast the void* since it's implicitly done by compiler.But in c++ it will give you error if you won't typecast

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13287888/is-it-necessary-to-type-cast-malloc-and-calloc