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

# LocalAlloc(3w)

## NAME

**LocalAlloc** (KERNEL32.@)

## SYNOPSIS

HLOCAL LocalAlloc\
  (\
   UINT   *flags*,\
   SIZE\_T *size*\
  )

## PARAMS

*flags* **\[In\]**  Allocation attributes.

**\[In\]**  Number of bytes to allocate.

## DESCRIPTION

Allocate a local memory object.

## RETURNS

**Handle:** Success

**NULL:** Failure.

## NOTES

Windows memory management does not provide a separate local heap and global heap.

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"winbase.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/kernel32/heap.c"**.

Debug channel **"heap"**.