MEMAllocFromExpHeap

Syntax

#include <revolution/mem.h>

void* MEMAllocFromExpHeap(
    		MEMHeapHandle    heap,
    		u32              size );

Arguments

*`heap`*	Expanded heap handle
size	Size of the memory block in bytes

Return Values

When the memory block is allocated, the start address of this memory block is returned. When 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.

Revision History

2006/03/01 Initial version.