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Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Environment and Utilities /

Chapter 2 - QuickDraw GX Memory Management / Additional Memory Management Topics

Functions That Do Not Require a Graphics Client or Heap

Almost all QuickDraw GX functions require both a graphics client and a graphics client heap to execute. Table 2-1 lists the functions that either do not require a graphics client or require a graphics client but not its heap to execute.

Table 2-1 QuickDraw GX functions that do not require a graphics client or heap

Memory requirements	Function
graphics client not required	GXValidateGraphicsClient GXGetUserGraphicsDebug GXSetUserGraphicsDebug GXNewGraphicsClient GXGetGraphicsClient GXSetGraphicsClient GXDisposeGraphicsClient GXGetGraphicsClients GXGetConvertQDFont GXSetConvertQDFont
graphics client required; graphics client heap not required	All of the functions described in the chapter "Errors, Warnings, and Notices" (excluding the application-defined functions)
	All of the functions described in the chapter "QuickDraw GX Mathematics"
	GXSetValidation GXGetValidation GXSetValidationError GXGetGraphicsPollingHandler GXSetGraphicsPollingHandler GXEnterGraphics