HeapAlloc

Allocates a block from a Win32 heap.

Module: Windows

Microsoft documentation: HeapAlloc

Signature

func HeapAlloc(heap: *opaque, flags: uint32, bytes: uint) -> *opaque;

Parameters

Name	Description
heap	Heap handle returned by GetProcessHeap.
flags	Win32 heap flags; use 0 for default behavior.
bytes	Requested allocation size.

Returns

*opaque — the allocated block, or null on failure. The memory is uninitialized unless a zero-memory flag is supplied. Release it with HeapFree using the same heap.

See also

• Heap — heap API overview