memory - ImageMagick Memory Allocation Methods

- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
  - AllocateMemory
  - FreeMemory
  - ReallocateMemory

# NAME

memory - ImageMagick Memory Allocation Methods

# SYNOPSIS

void * AllocateMemory( const size_t size );

void FreeMemory( void `*memory` );

void * ReallocateMemory( void *memory, const size_t size );

# FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS

## AllocateMemory

Method AllocateMemory returns a pointer to a block of at least size bytes suitably aligned for any use.

The format of the AllocateMemory method is:

> void *AllocateMemory ( const size_t size );

A description of each parameter follows:

memory:

  Method AllocateMemory returns a pointer to a block of at least size bytes suitably aligned for any use.

size:

  Specifies the size of the memory to return.

## FreeMemory

Method FreeMemory frees memory that has already been allocated.

The format of the FreeMemory method is:

> void FreeMemory ( void *memory );

A description of each parameter follows:

span:

  Specifies the pointer to a block memory to free for reuse.

## ReallocateMemory

Method ReallocateMemory changes the size of the memory and returns a pointer to the (possibly moved) block. The contents will be unchanged up to the lesser of the new and old sizes.

The format of the ReallocateMemory method is:

> void *ReallocateMemory ( void *memory, const size_t size );

A description of each parameter follows:

memory:

  Method ReallocateMemory returns a pointer to a block of at least size bytes suitably aligned for any use.

size:

  Specifies the size of the memory to return.