.. _func_system_memalloc:

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MemAlloc
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MemAlloc - Allocate memory

Description
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    MemAlloc:Byte Ptr( size:Size_T )

Allocates a block of ``size`` bytes of memory, returning a pointer to the start of the block.

The content of the newly allocated block remains uninitialised, and therefore has indeterminate values.

Parameters
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* ``size`` - Size of the block of memory, in bytes.

Return Values
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A new block of memory ``size`` bytes long.

Examples
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See Also
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:ref:`func_system_memextend`, :ref:`func_system_memmove`, :ref:`func_system_memcopy`, :ref:`func_system_memfree`, :ref:`func_system_memclear`