WOWGlobalAlloc16

The WOWGlobalAlloc16 function allocates the specified number of bytes from the 16-bit global heap.

WORD WINAPI WOWGlobalAlloc16(
  WORD wFlags,  // object allocation attributes
  DWORD cb      // number of bytes to allocate
);
 

Parameters

wFlags

Specifies how to allocate memory. This parameter can be a combination of the following values: GHND, GMEM_DDESHARE, GMEM_DISCARDABLE, GMEM_FIXED, GMEM_LOWER, GMEM_MOVEABLE, GMEM_NOCOMPACT, GMEM_NODISCARD, GMEM_NOT_BANKED, GMEM_NOTIFY, GMEM_SHARE, GMEM_ZEROINIT, and GPTR.

cb

Specifies the number of bytes to allocate.

Return Values

Returns the handle of the newly allocated memory object if successful. Otherwise, returns NULL.

See Also

WOWGlobalLock16