2 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/graphics/surface.cpp b/graphics/surface.cpp
index 4d7cc713bf..b0585eab15 100644
--- a/graphics/surface.cpp
+++ b/graphics/surface.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ void Surface::drawLine(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, uint32 color) {
 		error("Surface::drawLine: bytesPerPixel must be 1 or 2");
 }
 
+void Surface::create(uint16 width, uint16 height, uint8 bytesPP) {
+	free();
+	
+	w = width;
+	h = height;
+	bytesPerPixel = bytesPP;
+	pitch = w * bytesPP;
+	
+	pixels = calloc(width * height, bytesPP);
+	assert(pixels);
+}
+ 
+void Surface::free() {
+ 	::free(pixels);
+ 	pixels = 0;
+ 	w = h = pitch = 0;
+ 	bytesPerPixel = 0;
+}
+
 void Surface::hLine(int x, int y, int x2, uint32 color) {
 	// Clipping
 	if (y < 0 || y >= h)
diff --git a/graphics/surface.h b/graphics/surface.h
index ce3596b364..fcdadf3b4a 100644
--- a/graphics/surface.h
+++ b/graphics/surface.h
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ struct Surface {
 		return static_cast<void *>(static_cast<byte *>(pixels) + y * pitch + x * bytesPerPixel);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Allocate pixels memory for this surface and for the specified dimension.
+	 */
+	void create(uint16 width, uint16 height, uint8 bytesPP);
+	
+	/**
+	 * Release the memory used by the pixels memory of this surface. This is the
+	 * counterpart to create().
+	 */
+	void free();
+
 	void drawLine(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, uint32 color);
 	void hLine(int x, int y, int x2, uint32 color);
 	void vLine(int x, int y, int y2, uint32 color);