SCardFreeMemory function (winscard.h)

The SCardFreeMemory function releases memory that has been returned from the resource manager using the SCARD_AUTOALLOCATE length designator.

Syntax

LONG SCardFreeMemory(
  [in] SCARDCONTEXT hContext,
  [in] LPCVOID      pvMem
);

[in] hContext

Handle that identifies the resource manager context returned from SCardEstablishContext, or NULL if the creating function also specified NULL for its hContext parameter. For more information, see Smart Card Database Query Functions.

[in] pvMem

Memory block to be released.

This function returns different values depending on whether it succeeds or fails.

Return code	Description
Success	SCARD_S_SUCCESS.
Failure	An error code. For more information, see Smart Card Return Values.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	winscard.h
Library	Winscard.lib
DLL	Winscard.dll