#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

char getWord();

int main() {
    char *word = getWord();
    if(word != NULL){
        printf("you entered:%s\n", word)
        free(word);
    }
    
    return 0;
}

char getWord(){
    //declaration + allocate memory
    char *userWord = malloc(100);
    if (userWord==NULL)
    {
        perror("Failed to allocate memory");
        return NULL;
    }
    //if allocation was successful   
    printf("enter a message: ");
    //read up to 99 char +1 for the null terminator)
    scanf("%99s", userWord); 
    return userWord;
}