CFAllocatorAllocate

Header: CFBase.h Carbon status: Supported

Allocates memory using the specified allocator.

void *CFAllocatorAllocate (
    CFAllocatorRef allocator, 
    CFIndex size, 
    CFOptionFlags hint
);
Parameter descriptions
allocator

A reference of type CFAllocatorRef that refers to the allocator object to be used for allocating memory. Pass a reference to a valid allocator or NULL to request the default allocator.

size

An integer value of type CFIndex. Pass the number of bytes you want allocated

hint

A bitfield of type CFOptionsFlags. Pass flags to the allocator that suggest how memory is to be allocated. Zero indicates no hints.

AVAILABILITY

Supported in Carbon. Available in Carbon 1.0.2 and later.


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