1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/android/Bootstrap/src/org/libreoffice/kit/DirectBufferAllocator.java b/android/Bootstrap/src/org/libreoffice/kit/DirectBufferAllocator.java
index 0e30e459ff93..670e39724aad 100644
--- a/android/Bootstrap/src/org/libreoffice/kit/DirectBufferAllocator.java
+++ b/android/Bootstrap/src/org/libreoffice/kit/DirectBufferAllocator.java
@@ -87,4 +87,14 @@ public final class DirectBufferAllocator {
         // can't free buffer - leave this to the VM
         return null;
     }
+
+    public static ByteBuffer guardedAllocate(int size) {
+        ByteBuffer buffer = null;
+        try {
+            buffer = allocate(size);
+        } catch (OutOfMemoryError oomException) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return buffer;
+    }
 }