= nng_msg_alloc(3)
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== NAME

nng_msg_alloc - allocate a message

== SYNOPSIS

[source, c]
----
#include <nng/nng.h>

int nng_msg_alloc(nng_msg **msgp, size_t size);
----

== DESCRIPTION

The `nng_msg_alloc()` function allocates a new message with body length _size_
and stores the result in __msgp__.
Messages allocated with this function contain a body and optionally a header.
They are used with receive and transmit functions.

== RETURN VALUES

This function returns 0 on success, and non-zero otherwise.

== ERRORS

[horizontal]
`NNG_ENOMEM`:: Insufficient free memory exists to allocate a message.

== SEE ALSO

[.text-left]
xref:nng_msg_free.3.adoc[nng_msg_free(3)],
xref:nng_msg_body.3.adoc[nng_msg_body(3)],
xref:nng_msg_dup.3.adoc[nng_msg_dup(3)],
xref:nng_msg_header.3.adoc[nng_msg_header(3)],
xref:nng_msg_header_len.3.adoc[nng_msg_header_len(3)],
xref:nng_msg_len.3.adoc[nng_msg_len(3)],
xref:nng_msg_realloc.3.adoc[nng_msg_realloc(3)],
xref:nng_strerror.3.adoc[nng_strerror(3)],
xref:nng_msg.5.adoc[nng_msg(5)],
xref:nng.7.adoc[nng(7)]