FRE

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgFre
• Last revised: 2022-03-25

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Returns the amount of free memory available

Syntax

` declare function Fre ( byval value as long = 0 ) as uinteger

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Usage

` result = Fre( [ value ] )

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Parameters

value

Unused dummy parameter kept for backward compatibility; can be ignored.

Return Value

Returns the amount of free memory, in bytes.

Description

Returns the free memory (ram) available, in bytes.

Examples

start GeSHi

Dim mem As UInteger = Fre

Print "Free memory:"
Print
Print mem; " bytes"
Print mem  \ 1024; " kilobytes"
Print mem  \ (1024 * 1024); " megabytes"

end GeSHi

Differences from QB

• The "value" argument is not checked, Fre will always return the free physical memory available

See also

• Dim
• Redim
• Allocate

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