[R] allocating memory in C, not in R

[Sigal Blay]

Thank you for the fast reply.

Below is a simplified version of my c function that I am 
currenctly using with a .C() call.
The values that has to be returned to R are the three outVectors.
If I need to convert .C to .Call,
How do I do it based on myFunction below?

Thank you for your help.
 

void myFunction(char **argv, int *inputVector, 
  int *RoutVector1, double *RoutVector2, char **RoutVector3) {
    int    *outVector1;
    double *outVector2;
    char   **outVector3;
    int roof = 0;
    roof = calculate_values ( argv[0], 
                              inputVector, 
                              &outVector1,
                              &outVector2, 
                              &outVector3   )

    for(i=0;i<roof;i++) {
        RoutVector1[i] = outVector1[i];    
        RoutVector2[i] = outVector2[i]; 
    }             
    return;
}


On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 10:16:59PM +0100, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, S. Blay wrote:
> 
> > I need to retrieve several vectors of various types from a call 
> > to .C(), but I don't know their length in advance. 
> > Is there a way to do this without allocating an excessive amount 
> > of memory? 
> > If so, an example would be very helpful.
> 
> It would be very much easier to use .Call rather than .C.
> 
> Alternatively, generate and allocate in C on one C call and retrieve on a
> second, as rpart does.
> 
> -- 
> Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
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