FreeMibTable function (netioapi.h)

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02/22/2024

The FreeMibTable function frees the buffer allocated by the functions that return tables of network interfaces, addresses, and routes (GetIfTable2 and GetAnycastIpAddressTable, for example).

Syntax

IPHLPAPI_DLL_LINKAGE VOID NETIOAPI_API_ FreeMibTable(
  [in] PVOID Memory
);

Parameters

[in] Memory

A pointer to the buffer to free.

Return value

This function does not return a value.

Remarks

The FreeMibTable function is defined on Windows Vista and later.

The FreeMibTable function is used to free the internal buffers used by various functions to retrieve tables of interfaces, addresses, and routes. When these tables are no longer needed, then FreeMibTable should be called to release the memory used by these tables.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps \| UWP apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps \| UWP apps]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	netioapi.h (include Iphlpapi.h)
Library	Iphlpapi.lib
DLL	Iphlpapi.dll