RtlFreeAnsiString function (wdm.h)

The RtlFreeAnsiString routine releases storage that was allocated by RtlUnicodeStringToAnsiString.

Syntax

NTSYSAPI VOID RtlFreeAnsiString(
  [in, out] PANSI_STRING AnsiString
);

Parameters

[in, out] AnsiString

Pointer to the ANSI string buffer previously allocated by RtlUnicodeStringToAnsiString.

Return value

None

Remarks

This routine does not release the Unicode string buffer passed to RtlUnicodeStringToAnsiString.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Available starting with Windows 2000.
Target Platform	Universal
Header	wdm.h (include Wdm.h, Ntddk.h, Ntifs.h)
Library	NtosKrnl.lib
DLL	NtosKrnl.exe
IRQL	<=APC_LEVEL

See also

RtlUnicodeStringToAnsiString