allocate-foreign-string
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Name

allocate-foreign-string — Allocates space for a foreign string. Macro

Syntax

	allocate-foreign-string size
	&key unsigned =>
	foreign-string

Arguments and Values

size

The size of the space to be allocated in bytes.

unsigned

A boolean flag with a default value of T. When true, marks the pointer as an :unsigned-char.

foreign-string

A foreign string which has undefined contents.

Description

Allocates space for a foreign string. Memory should be freed with free-foreign-object.

Side Effects

None.

Affected by

None.

Exceptional Situations

None.

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