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Function name : LocalAlloc

Group: Memory Management - Library: kernel32

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The LocalAlloc function allocates the specified number of bytes from the heap.

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Code examples:

Creating a folder
Retrieving local computer and user names
Retrieving the name of the default printer for the current user on the local computer (Win NT/XP)
Pocket PC: base class
Encapsulating access to the Windows Services in a class
Reading security permissions for NTFS files and folders

Declaration:

HLOCAL LocalAlloc(
  UINT uFlags,
  SIZE_T uBytes
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER LocalAlloc IN kernel32;
	INTEGER uFlags,;
	INTEGER uBytes
  

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Parameters:

uFlags [in] Memory allocation attributes.

uBytes [in] Number of bytes to allocate.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the newly allocated memory object.

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Comments:

Windows memory management does not provide a separate local heap and global heap.

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