The LockResource function locks the specified resource in memory.
LPVOID LockResource(
| HGLOBAL hResData | // handle to resource to lock |
| ); |
Parameters
hResData
Identifies the resource to be locked. The LoadResource function returns this handle.
Return Values
If the loaded resource is locked, the return value is a pointer to the first byte of the resource; otherwise, it is NULL.
Remarks
It is not necessary for Win32-based applications to unlock resources that were locked by the LockResource function.
Trying to lock a resource by using the handle returned by the FindResource or FindResourceEx function will not work. You will get back a value that is incorrect and points to random data.
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