# 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.