new vs. LocaAlloc when determining heap memory size

Hi,

Using the ToolHelp functions and the Remote Performance Monitor I've
been trying to determine the Heap memory size in my application. This
does not seem to work when using 'new' to allocate memory from the
heap, however when using 'LocalAlloc' I can monitor the changes.

What is the difference in using new or LocalAlloc when it comes to the
functions described above? In which way can I monitor the heap memory
if I use the 'new' operator?

Many thanks!

// Nicklas

Michael
Tue May 06 06:44:35 PDT 2008

Actually no difference. In CE CRT, new just calls malloc just calls
LocalAlloc. So both new and LocalAlloc use the same heap - the default
process heap.

I don't know what you're seeing in Remote Performance Monitor to indicate
otherwise, but call it either a problem with the tool or, dare I say it,
user error :)

--
Michael Salamone, eMVP
Entrek Software, Inc.
www.entrek.com


<Nirre.Larsson@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:95fc878c-c450-4389-82ad-eed7fb785a61@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> Using the ToolHelp functions and the Remote Performance Monitor I've
> been trying to determine the Heap memory size in my application. This
> does not seem to work when using 'new' to allocate memory from the
> heap, however when using 'LocalAlloc' I can monitor the changes.
>
> What is the difference in using new or LocalAlloc when it comes to the
> functions described above? In which way can I monitor the heap memory
> if I use the 'new' operator?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> // Nicklas