MemGrpAlloc Function |  |
Allocate a new memory buffer in a group.
Namespace: XSharp.RT
Assembly: XSharp.RT (in XSharp.RT.dll) Version: 2.21
SyntaxFUNCTION MemGrpAlloc( wGroup AS DWORD, wBytes AS DWORD ) AS IntPtr
public static IntPtr MemGrpAlloc( uint wGroup, uint wBytes )
Parameters
- wGroup
- Type: DWord
The group to which the newly allocated memory buffer will belong.
This group should have already been opened by MemGrpOpen(). - wBytes
- Type: DWord
The number of bytes to allocate.
Return Value
Type: IntPtrA pointer to the newly allocated space if there is sufficient memory available; otherwise, a NULL_PTR is returned. You should always check the return value for a successful allocation.
Remarks
MemGrpAlloc() allocates a memory buffer of at least wBytes. Since memory is allocated in increments of 32 bytes, some extra space may be allocated.
For example, a request for even 1 byte will allocate 32 bytes. Space allocated by MemGrpAlloc() is freed by MemGrpClose().
For example, a request for even 1 byte will allocate 32 bytes. Space allocated by MemGrpAlloc() is freed by MemGrpClose().
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The Static Memory Functions (MemAlloc, MemSet etc) are included for compatibility only.
In most cases the static memory blocks can (and should) be replaced with arrays of bytes. Many of the functions in the runtime that take memory blocks as parameter, such as the low level IO functions, now have overloads that take arrays of bytes as parameter. We recommend that you use these overloads, because their performance is somewhat better. |
Examples
This example uses MemGrpAlloc():
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1Function Start() 2 LOCAL ptrCurrent AS PTR 3 LOCAL wGroup AS DWORD 4 LOCAL lRet AS LOGIC 5 wGroup := MemGrpOpen() // Need to have a 6 // group ready first 7 IF wGroup != 0 8 ptrCurrent := MemGrpAlloc(wGroup, 100) 9 MemGrpClose(wGroup) 10 lRet := FALSE 11 ELSE 12 lRet := TRUE 13 ENDIF 14 RETURN lRet
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