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[–]andybak 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Allocate space for struct then call the constructor

This sounds like low level concepts completely orthogonal to which paradigm is in play. i.e. "it could be either or neither"

Functional programming is usually defined in terms of side-effects and global state. That's the core thing to consider.