RtlFreeOemString function (ntifs.h)

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02/22/2024

The RtlFreeOemString routine releases storage that was allocated by any of the Rtl..ToOemString routines.

Syntax

NTSYSAPI VOID RtlFreeOemString(
  [in, out] POEM_STRING OemString
);

Parameters

[in, out] OemString

Pointer to the OEM string buffer that was allocated by a preceding call to RtlUnicodeStringToCountedOemString, RtlUnicodeStringToOemString, RtlUpcaseUnicodeStringToCountedOemString, or RtlUpcaseUnicodeStringToOemString.

Return value

None

Remarks

RtlFreeOemString deallocates memory only for the buffered OEM string. This routine does not free the buffered Unicode string passed in a preceding call to the Rtl..ToOemString routine.

For information about other string-handling routines, see Run-Time Library (RTL) Routines.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Target Platform	Universal
Header	ntifs.h (include Ntifs.h)
Library	NtosKrnl.lib
DLL	NtosKrnl.exe
IRQL	< DISPATCH_LEVEL