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Memory Allocation (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/5/2010

Use memory allocation routines to allocate, free, and reallocate memory.

For detailed reference information about the CRT functions, see Alphabetical Function Reference (CRT).

Routine Use

_alloca

Allocates memory on the stack.

This function is deprecated because a more secure version, _malloca, is available.

calloc

Allocates storage for array, initializing every byte in allocated block to 0

free

Frees allocated block

_freea

Frees a block allocated by _malloca.

malloc

Allocates block of memory from heap

_malloca

Allocates memory on the stack.

This function is a more secure version of _alloca.

_msize

Returns size of allocated block

realloc

Reallocates block to new size

_recalloc

A combination of realloc and calloc. Reallocates an array in memory and initializes its elements.

_setmode

Sets file translation mode

See Also

Concepts

Run-Time Routines by Category

Other Resources

C/C++ Libraries for Windows Embedded CE
What's New in the C Run-Time Library