SHAlloc function (shlobj_core.h)

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02/22/2024

[This function is available through Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2003. It might be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions of Windows. Use CoTaskMemAlloc instead.]

Allocates memory from the Shell's heap.

Syntax

void * SHAlloc(
  [in] SIZE_T cb
);

Parameters

[in] cb

Type: SIZE_T

The number of bytes of memory to allocate.

Return value

Type: LPVOID

A pointer to the allocated memory.

Remarks

You can free this memory by calling SHFree.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	shlobj_core.h (include Shlobj.h)
Library	Shell32.lib
DLL	Shell32.dll (version 5.0 or later)

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