Method MemoryUtil.Alloc(+ 1 overload)

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Overload

Allocates new memory block and returns its address.

public static byte* Alloc(nint size, bool zeroInit = false)

Parameters

size  (nint) Byte count.

zeroInit  (bool) Set all bytes = 0.

Returns

byte*

Exceptions

OutOfMemoryException Failed. Probably size is too big.

Remarks

Calls API HeapAlloc. The memory is unmanaged and will not be freed automatically. Always call MemoryUtil.Free when done. Call MemoryUtil.ReAlloc<T> or MemoryUtil.FreeAlloc<T> if need to resize.

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Overload(top)

Allocates new memory block and returns its address.

public static T* Alloc<T>(nint count, bool zeroInit = false) where T : unmanaged

Parameters

count  (nint) Count of elements of type T.

zeroInit  (bool) Set all bytes = 0.

Returns

T*

Exceptions

OutOfMemoryException Failed. Probably size is too big.

Type Parameters

T

Remarks

Calls API HeapAlloc. The memory is unmanaged and will not be freed automatically. Always call MemoryUtil.Free when done. Call MemoryUtil.ReAlloc<T> or MemoryUtil.FreeAlloc<T> if need to resize.