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+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+//
+//
+// Use of this sample source code is subject to the terms of the Microsoft
+// license agreement under which you licensed this sample source code. If
+// you did not accept the terms of the license agreement, you are not
+// authorized to use this sample source code. For the terms of the license,
+// please see the license agreement between you and Microsoft or, if applicable,
+// see the LICENSE.RTF on your install media or the root of your tools installation.
+// THE SAMPLE SOURCE CODE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITH NO WARRANTIES OR INDEMNITIES.
+//
+#region Using directives
+
+using System;
+
+#endregion
+
+namespace GMap.NET.GPS
+{
+   /// <summary>
+   /// Summary description for Utils.
+   /// </summary>
+   public class Utils
+   {
+      public Utils()
+      {
+      }
+
+      public static IntPtr LocalAlloc(int byteCount)
+      {
+         IntPtr ptr = Win32.LocalAlloc(Win32.LMEM_ZEROINIT, byteCount);
+         if(ptr == IntPtr.Zero)
+         {
+            throw new OutOfMemoryException();
+         }
+
+         return ptr;
+      }
+
+      public static void LocalFree(IntPtr hMem)
+      {
+         IntPtr ptr = Win32.LocalFree(hMem);
+         if(ptr != IntPtr.Zero)
+         {
+            throw new ArgumentException();
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   public class Win32
+   {
+      public const int LMEM_ZEROINIT = 0x40;
+      [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("coredll.dll", EntryPoint="#33", SetLastError=true)]
+      public static extern IntPtr LocalAlloc(int flags, int byteCount);
+
+      [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("coredll.dll", EntryPoint="#36", SetLastError=true)]
+      public static extern IntPtr LocalFree(IntPtr hMem);
+   }
+}