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{{QBDLDATE:05-20-2022}}
{{QBDLTIME:23:09:09}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:_MEMEXISTS}}
The [[_MEMEXISTS]] function returns true (-1) if the memory block variable name specified exists in memory and false (0) if it does not.
{{PageSyntax}}
: {{Parameter|result}} = [[_MEMEXISTS]]({{Parameter|memBlock}})
{{PageDescription}}
* The {{Parameter|memBlock}} variable name must have been created using [[DIM]] memBlock [[AS]] [[_MEM]] type ([[DIM]].
* The function verifies that the memory variable exists in memory before using a passed block, to avoid generating QB64 errors.
* Typically, this function is used by a [[DECLARE LIBRARY|LIBRARY]] [[SUB]] or [[FUNCTION]] which accepts a [[_MEM]] structure as input, to avoid an error.
{{Parameter|See Also:}}
* [[_MEM (function)]]
* [[_MEMELEMENT]], [[_MEMCOPY]]
* [[_MEMIMAGE]], [[_MEMNEW]]
* [[_MEMGET]], [[_MEMPUT]]
* [[_MEMFILL]], [[_MEMFREE]]
{{PageNavigation}}