---
name: "Alloc"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Alloc/3w"
---

# Alloc(3w)

## NAME

**Alloc** (COMCTL32.71)

## SYNOPSIS

LPVOID Alloc\
  (\
   DWORD *dwSize*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Allocates memory block from the dll's private heap.

## PARAMS

*dwSize* **\[In\]**  size of the allocated memory block.

## RETURNS

**Success:** pointer to allocated memory block

**Failure:** **NULL**

## IMPLEMENTATION

Exported by ordinal only. Use **[GetProcAddress(3w)](/GetProcAddress/3w.md)** to obtain a pointer to the function.

Implemented in **"dlls/comctl32/comctl32undoc.c"**.

Debug channel **"commctrl"**.