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Memory Allocation

 

The MemorySource base interface encapsulates the memory allocation facility. It provides just one function, called ``getMemory,'' which takes the size of the memory block required, and returns the resulting block. The current implementation has seven MemorySources, which can be used alone, or in combination, to produce a wide variety of effects:

 


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Tarek S. Abdelrahman
2002-05-27