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Quick Info
Windows NT
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| Win95
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| Win32s
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| Import Library
| kernel32.lib
| Header File
| winbase.h
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GlobalFree
The GlobalFree function frees the specified global memory object and invalidates its handle.
HGLOBAL GlobalFree(
HGLOBAL hMem
| // handle to the global memory object
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Parameters
hMem
Identifies the global memory object. This handle is returned by either the GlobalAlloc or GlobalReAlloc function.
Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is NULL.
If the function fails, the return value is equal to the handle of the global
memory object. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
Heap corruption or an access violation exception (EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION)
may occur if the process tries to examine or modify the memory after it has
been freed.
If the hgblMem parameter is NULL, GlobalFree fails and the system generates an access violation exception.
Both GlobalFree and LocalFree will free a locked memory object. A locked memory object has a lock count
greater than zero. The GlobalLock function locks a global memory object and increments the lock count by one.
The GlobalUnlock function unlocks it and decrements the lock count by one. To get the lock
count of a global memory object, use the GlobalFlags function.
Windows NT: However, if an application is running under a debug (DBG) version of Windows
NT, such as the one distributed on the SDK CD-ROM, both GlobalFree and LocalFree enter a breakpoint just before freeing a locked object. This lets a
programmer double-check the intended behavior. Typing G while using the debugger in this situation lets the freeing operation occur.
See Also
GlobalAlloc, GlobalFlags, GlobalLock, GlobalReAlloc, GlobalUnlock, LocalFree
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