File Mapping Functions

The following table shows the file mapping functions with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element Description
CreateFileForMapping This function creates a file that can be used for memory mapping.
CreateFileMapping This function creates a named or unnamed file-mapping object for the specified file.
FlushViewOfFile This function writes to the disk a byte range within a mapped view of a file.
MapViewOfFile This function maps a view of a file into the address space of the calling process.
UnmapViewOfFile This function unmaps a mapped view of a file from the address space of the calling process.

See Also

File Mapping Reference

 Last updated on Friday, April 09, 2004

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