/// <summary>
/// Allocates the specified number of bytes from the heap.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="uFlags">
/// The memory allocation attributes. The default is the <see cref="LocalAllocFlags.LMEM_FIXED"/> value. This parameter can be one or more of the following values, except for the incompatible combinations that are specifically noted.
/// </param>
/// <param name="uBytes">The number of bytes to allocate. If this parameter is zero and the <paramref name="uFlags"/> parameter specifies <see cref="LocalAllocFlags.LMEM_MOVEABLE"/>, the function returns a handle to a memory object that is marked as discarded.</param>
/// <returns>
/// If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the newly allocated memory object.
/// If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call <see cref="GetLastError"/>.
/// </returns>
public static unsafe void *LocalAlloc(LocalAllocFlags uFlags, int uBytes)
{
// The length of SIZE_T and IntPtr vary with the bitness of the process.
// For convenience to callers we want to expose the size of a memory allocation
// as an Int32 no matter the process bitness. So safely 'upscale' the Int32 to
// the appropriate IntPtr and call the native overload.
return(LocalAlloc(uFlags, new IntPtr(uBytes)));
}
public static extern unsafe void* LocalAlloc(LocalAllocFlags uFlags, IntPtr uBytes);
public static extern IntPtr LocalAlloc(LocalAllocFlags flags, uint size);
public static extern IntPtr LocalAlloc(LocalAllocFlags flags, uint size);
internal static extern IntPtr LocalAlloc(LocalAllocFlags uFlags, uint uBytes);
/// <summary>
/// Allocates the specified number of bytes from the heap.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="uFlags">
/// The memory allocation attributes. The default is the <see cref="LocalAllocFlags.LMEM_FIXED"/> value. This parameter can be one or more of the following values, except for the incompatible combinations that are specifically noted.
/// </param>
/// <param name="uBytes">The number of bytes to allocate. If this parameter is zero and the <paramref name="uFlags"/> parameter specifies <see cref="LocalAllocFlags.LMEM_MOVEABLE"/>, the function returns a handle to a memory object that is marked as discarded.</param>
/// <returns>
/// If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the newly allocated memory object.
/// If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call <see cref="GetLastError"/>.
/// </returns>
public static unsafe void* LocalAlloc(LocalAllocFlags uFlags, int uBytes)
{
// The length of SIZE_T and IntPtr vary with the bitness of the process.
// For convenience to callers we want to expose the size of a memory allocation
// as an Int32 no matter the process bitness. So safely 'upscale' the Int32 to
// the appropriate IntPtr and call the native overload.
return LocalAlloc(uFlags, new IntPtr(uBytes));
}
internal static extern IntPtr LocalAlloc(LocalAllocFlags uFlags, uint uBytes);
