Gets a resource from the pool.
value_type* pool_get(Pool* pool);
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pool | Pool* | A pointer to the pool. |
Returns: value_type* on success, NULL on failure.
The value will be initialized using the initialization function used to define the pool type.
POOL_DEFINE_H(IntPool, int_pool, int)
// See the main page for the function implementations.
POOL_DEFINE_C(IntPool, int_pool, int, int_init, int_free_resources)
IntPool* pool = int_pool_create();
// Here we retrieve a new int allocated by the pool.
int* value = int_pool_get(pool);
*value = 5;
printf("Value: %d\n", value);
int_pool_release(pool, value);
int_pool_free(pool);
// Output:
// Value: 5