nsIMemory:alloc

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[edit] Summary

Allocates a block of memory of a particular size.

 [noscript, notxpcom] voidPtr alloc(
   in size_t aSize
 );

[edit] Parameters

aSize

[in] The size of the block to allocate.

[edit] Return Values

This method returns nsnull if the memory allocation fails. Otherwise, it returns a pointer to the newly allocated memory segment. The result must be freed with a call to nsIMemory::free when it is no longer needed.

[edit] See Also

nsIMemory::free