CoGetMalloc
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This function retrieves a pointer to the default OLE task memory allocator (which supports the system implementation of the IMalloc interface) so applications can call its methods to manage memory.
Syntax
HRESULT CoGetMalloc(
DWORD dwMemContext,
LPMALLOC* ppMalloc
);
Parameters
- dwMemContext
[in] Reserved; value must be 1.
- ppMalloc
[out] Address of IMalloc* pointer variable that receives the interface pointer to the memory allocator.
Return Value
This function supports the standard return values E_INVALIDARG and E_OUTOFMEMORY, as well as the following:
- S_OK
Indicates the allocator was retrieved successfully.
Remarks
The pointer to the IMalloc interface pointer received through the ppMalloc parameter cannot be used from a remote process each process must have its own allocator.
To determine whether the platform supports this function, see Determining Supported COM APIs.
Requirements
| Header | objbase.h |
| Library | ole32.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 3.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |