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Function name : LocalFree

Group: Memory Management - Library: kernel32

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The LocalFree function frees the specified local memory object and invalidates its handle.

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Declaration:

HLOCAL LocalFree(
  HLOCAL hMem   //handle to local memory object
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER LocalFree IN kernel32;
	INTEGER hMem  

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Parameters:

hMem [in] Handle to the local memory object. This handle is returned by either the LocalAlloc or LocalReAlloc function.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is NULL. If the function fails, the return value is equal to a handle to the local memory object.

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