/* calloc function */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

void *(calloc)(size_t nelem, size_t size)
        {       /* allocate a data object on the heap and clear it 
*/
        const size_t n = nelem * size;
        char *p = (char *)malloc(n);

        if (p)
                memset(p, '\0', n);
        return (p);
        }


