---
title: free
framework: Kernel
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [driverkit 19.0+, macOS 10.15+]
path: kernel/osstring/3180973-free
---

# free

## Declaration

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

## See Also

### Creating a String

- [withCString](kernel/osstring/3180977-withcstring.md)
- [withCString](kernel/osstring/3433854-withcstring.md)
- [withCStringNoCopy](kernel/osstring/3180978-withcstringnocopy.md)
- [withString](kernel/osstring/3180979-withstring.md)