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    Malloc

    Malloc external declaration.

    Declaration

    Source position: cmem.pp line 65

    function Malloc(Size: PtrUInt) : Pointer; cdecl;external LibName name 'malloc';

    Arguments

    Name Description
    Size Requested size for the new memory block.

    Function result

    A pointer to the newly allocated memory block.

    Description

    Malloc is the external declaration of the C libraries malloc call. It accepts a size parameter, and returns a pointer to a memory block of the requested size or Nil if no more memory could be allocated.

    See also

    Name Description
    Free Free a previously allocated block.
    ReAlloc Reallocates a memory block.