Core Function Alloc

Alloc( <size>, <filler> )

Description

Allocate memory and return the pointer to it.

Parameters

size

Size in bytes to allocate.

filler

Optional; If filler is given it will be used to preset all the bytes allocated to this number.

Usually used to zero all the data during allocation.

Return Value

Success: Returns a valid pointer.

Failure: Returns @PTRZero.

Remarks

Using alloc etc its even possible to create your own memory based functions such as your own DLLStruct functions.

Example

$PTR = Alloc(300);
//$PTR = Alloc(300, 0x00); // All allocated data will be zeroed 0x00
 
PTRWrite($PTR, "f", 0, 133.77);
PTRWrite($PTR, "l", 4, 777);
PTRWrite($PTR, "i", 12, 1221);
 
Println( PTRRead($PTR, "f", 0) );
Println( PTRRead($PTR, "l", 4) );
Println( PTRRead($PTR, "i", 12) );
 
Free($PTR);