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Marshal.AllocHG lobal

I have the following question

The Marshal class contains a function to allocate a block of memory
1. Marshal.AllocHG lobal ( int cb
2. Marshal.AllocHG lobal ( IntPtr cb

The first version I can understand, because the integer indicates the size of the memory block that is required
But the second version I do not understand. If I want a memoryblock of 20 bytes could I use

IntPtr p = Marshal.AllocHG lobal ( new IntPtr ( 20 ) )

Another reason for asking is the function Marshal.ReAlloc HGlobal. This function only accepts an 'IntPtr' as a parameter

Can anyone tell me how to use the IntPtr parameter version of the function

Thanks
Stefan.
Nov 15 '05 #1
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I could not find any hints in the MSDN library, but I did manage to test both versions of the functio
using the Win32 function 'GlobalSize'

And indeed the functioncalls
IntPtr p = Marshal.AllocHG lobal ( 20 )
an
IntPtr p = Marshal.AllocHG lobal ( new IntPtr ( 20 ) )

both allocate a memory block of 20 bytes.
Nov 15 '05 #2
Stefan,
Can anyone tell me how to use the IntPtr parameter version of the function?


You're using it right. The IntPtr overload could be useful on a 64-bit
implementation if you want to allocate more than 2GB of memory.

Mattias

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