MEMAllocFromExpHeap

C Specification

#include <revolution/mem.h>

void* MEMAllocFromExpHeap(
		MEMHeapHandle    heap,
		u32             size );

Arguments

heap Expanded heap handle.
size Size of memory block in bytes.

Return Values

When the memory block is allocated, the start address of this memory block is returned. When the memory cannot be allocated, NULL is returned.

Description

Allocates a memory block from the expanded heap. The memory block has an alignment of 4.

If the memory block is allocatable, the actual size of the memory block may be greater than the specified size. To determine the actual allocated size in bytes, use the MEMGetSizeForMBlockExpHeap function.

See Also

MEMAllocFromExpHeapEx, MEMFreeToExpHeap, MEMCreateExpHeap, MEMCreateExpHeapEx

Revision History

03/01/2006 Initial version.