AllocMem

Allocates a block of native memory and returns its address.

Syntax: AllocMem( BytesToAlloc ) As LongPtr

BytesToAlloc
required Long. The size of the block to allocate, in bytes.

The contents of the new block are unspecified. Release the block with FreeMem when no longer needed; passing the address to anything else (e.g. a Win32 HeapFree) will not work, since the block is owned by the twinBASIC runtime’s heap.

Common Errors

Error When
-2147024882 (&H8007000E), Not enough memory resources are available to complete this operation. BytesToAlloc is 0 or less
in a 32-bit build, there is not enough memory for the block (2,000,000,000 bytes, for one)
94 (&H5E), Invalid use of Null BytesToAlloc is Null

Example 

Dim Buffer As LongPtr = AllocMem(1024)
PutMem4 Buffer, &HDEADBEEF
'... use Buffer ...
FreeMem Buffer

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