GETMEM
is used to request a chunk of memory that is reserved for your application.
Do not mix, New and FreeMem, or GetMem and Dispose, internally they are using different regions of memory.
const
BufSize=4096;
var
Buffer:Pointer;
Begin
GetMem(Buffer, BufSize);
If Buffer=Nil then Exit; // Allocation request failed, no free memory available!
{.. Use the Buffer ..}
// When finished:
FreeMem(Buffer, BufSize);
End.
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