The LoadMenuIndirect function loads the specified menu template in memory.
HMENU LoadMenuIndirect(
| CONST MENUTEMPLATE *lpMenuTemplate | // address of menu template |
| ); |
Parameters
lpMenuTemplate
Points to a menu template or an extended menu template.
A menu template consists of a MENUITEMTEMPLATEHEADER structure followed by one or more contiguous MENUITEMTEMPLATE structures. An extended menu template consists of a MENUEX_TEMPLATE_HEADER structure followed by one or more contiguous MENUEX_TEMPLATE_ITEM structures.
Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle of the menu.
If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
For both the ANSI and the Unicode version of this function, the strings in the MENUITEMTEMPLATE structure must be Unicode strings.
See Also
LoadMenu, MENUEX_TEMPLATE_HEADER, MENUEX_TEMPLATE_ITEM, MENUITEMTEMPLATE, MENUITEMTEMPLATEHEADER