C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern TODO dwFlags(TODO);

VB Signature:

Declare Function dwFlags Lib "kernel32.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

  /// <summary>
  /// dwFlags - The heap allocation options. Specifying any of these
  /// values will override the corresponding value specified when the heap was created
  /// with HeapCreate. This parameter can be one or more of the following values.
  /// Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/heapapi/nf-heapapi-heapalloc
  /// </summary>
  [Flags]
  public enum dwFlags
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// The system will raise an exception to indicate a function failure,
    /// such as an out-of-memory condition, instead of returning NULL.
    /// To ensure that exceptions are generated for all calls to this function,
    /// specify HEAP_GENERATE_EXCEPTIONS in the call to HeapCreate. In this case,
    /// it is not necessary to additionally specify HEAP_GENERATE_EXCEPTIONS in this function call.
    /// </summary>
    HEAP_GENERATE_EXCEPTIONS = 0x00040000,

    /// <summary>
    /// Serialized access will not be used for this allocation.
    /// For more information, see Remarks.
    /// To ensure that serialized access is disabled for all calls to this function,
    /// specify HEAP_NO_SERIALIZE in the call to HeapCreate. In this case, it is not
    /// necessary to additionally specify HEAP_NO_SERIALIZE in this function call.
    /// This value should not be specified when accessing the process's default heap.
    /// The system may create additional threads within the application's process, such
    /// as a CTRL+C handler, that simultaneously access the process's default heap.
    /// </summary>
    HEAP_NO_SERIALIZE = 0x00000001,

    /// <summary>
    /// The allocated memory will be initialized to zero. Otherwise,
    /// the memory is not initialized to zero.
    /// </summary>
    HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY = 0x00000008
  }

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