Summary
The NS_GetMemoryManager function returns a reference to the XPCOM Memory Manager.
#include "nsXPCOM.h" #include "nsIMemory.h" nsresult NS_GetMemoryManager( nsIMemory** aResult );
Parameters
- aResult
- [out] A reference to the XPCOM Memory Manager.
Return Values
The NS_GetMemoryManager function returns NS_OK if successful. Otherwise, it returns an error code.
Remarks
The object returned is a singleton that is valid until NS_ShutdownXPCOM is called. The interface pointer should be Release'd when it is no longer needed.
Any code, intended to be used exclusively with Mozilla 1.8 and above, may use NS_Alloc, NS_Realloc, and NS_Free instead to access the XPCOM Memory Manager's methods.
History
This function was finalized for Mozilla 0.9.7. See bug 112262 for details.