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

# CoTaskMemAlloc(3w)

## NAME

**CoTaskMemAlloc** (OLE32.@)

## SYNOPSIS

LPVOID CoTaskMemAlloc\
  (\
   ULONG *size*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Allocates memory using the current process memory allocator.

## PARAMS

*size* **\[In\]**  Size of the memory block to allocate.

## RETURNS

**Success:** Pointer to newly allocated memory block.

**Failure:** **NULL**.

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"objbase.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/ole32/ifs.c"**.

Debug channel **"olemalloc"**.