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Release a memory pointer previously allocated with _pgrab()

 

Syntax:

 

_pFree(<hPointer>)

_pFree(<hPointer>,@<cVar>,<nSize>)

 

Parameters:

 

<hPointer>

Memory pointer to release. Use this function only with pointers obtained with _pGrab()

 

<cVar>

Optionally you can retrieve <nSize> bytes of the memory buffer before release it into a character variable if provided by reference.

 

<nSize>

Number of bytes to store into @<cVar>. If this parameter is ommited <cVar> will contain an empty string.

 

Return Value:

This function always return NIL

 

Remarks:

Use this function only to release pointers obtained with _pGrab(). Attempts to release memory pointers obtained with other methods can result into an internal exception.