Dynamic Memory Allocation Routines

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This topic lists all dynamic memory management routines. These functions are platform independent.

Routine Description Type

System.AllocMem

System.AllocMem allocates a memory block and initializes each byte to zero.

Standard function.

System.Dispose

Releases memory allocated for a dynamic variable.

Compiler Built-in. System._Dispose or System._FreeMem is called.

System.Finalize

Uninitializes a dynamically allocated variable.

Compiler Built-in.

System.FreeMem

System.FreeMem frees a memory block.

Compiler Built-in. System._FreeMem is called.

System.FreeMemory

System.FreeMemory frees a memory block.

Standard function.

System.GetMem

System.GetMem allocates a memory block.

Compiler Built-in. System._GetMem is called.

System.GetMemory

System.GetMemory allocates a memory block.

Standard function.

System.Initialize

System.Initializes a dynamically allocated variable.

Compiler Built-in. System._Initialize, System._InitializeArray or System._InitializeRecord is called.

System.New

Creates a new dynamic variable and sets P to point to it.

Compiler Built-in. System._GetMem or System_New is called.

System.ReallocMem

System.ReallocMem reallocates a memory block.

Compiler Built-in. System._ReallocMem is called.

System.ReallocMemory

System.ReallocMemory resizes a memory block.

Standard function.

FreeMem procedure

procedure FreeMem(var P: Pointer; [ Size: Integer]);

This procedure is a Delphi-built-in function, not defined in System.pas. The procedure has two overloaded forms:

procedure FreeMem(var P: Pointer); overload; procedure FreeMem(var P: Pointer; Size: NativeInt); overload;

Delphi compiler still allows using second form with Size parameter, but the current RTL doesn't use Size parameter to validate memory block.

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