M$ALLOC

M$ALLOC

The M$ALLOC library routine dynamically allocates memory.

Syntax:

CALL "M$ALLOC" USING memSize

memAddress

Parameters:

memSize	any numeric data item or numeric literal	Specifies the number of bytes to be allocated.
memAddress	USAGE POINTER	Receives the handle to the allocated memory. If the allocation fails the this item is set to NULL. Note - compile with the -cp option if you need to share the memory with external C routines.

Examples:

Example - Allocate 8 bytes of memory on each handle and put the words Hello World in them

*> define mem1 and mem2 usage pointer

call "m$alloc" using 8, mem1

call "m$alloc" using 8, mem2

call "m$put" using mem1, "Hello", 8, 1

call "m$put" using mem2, "World", 8, 1