---
title: free
framework: Kernel
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [driverkit 19.0+, macOS 10.15+]
path: kernel/osdata/3180878-free
---

# free

## Declaration

```occ
virtual void free(void);
```

## See Also

### Creating a Data Object

- [withBytes](driverkit/osdata/withbytes.md)
- [withBytesNoCopy](driverkit/osdata/withbytesnocopy.md)
- [withCapacity](kernel/osdata/3180885-withcapacity.md)
- [withData](kernel/osdata/3180886-withdata.md)
- [withData](kernel/osdata/3433845-withdata.md)
- [OSDataPtr](driverkit/osdataptr.md)