GlobalMemoryStatus

Overview

Group

Quick Info

Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
Yes
Import Library
kernel32.lib
Header File
winbase.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

The GlobalMemoryStatus function retrieves information about current available memory. The function returns information about both physical and virtual memory. This function supersedes the GetFreeSpace function.

VOID GlobalMemoryStatus(

LPMEMORYSTATUS lpBuffer	// pointer to the memory status structure
);

Parameters
lpBuffer

Points to a MEMORYSTATUS structure in which information about current memory availability is returned. Before calling this function, the calling process should set the dwLength member of this structure.

Return Values
This function does not return a value.

Remarks
An application can use the GlobalMemoryStatus function to determine how much memory it can allocate without severely impacting other applications.

The information returned is volatile, and there is no guarantee that two sequential calls to this function will return the same information.