SHFreeShared function (shlwapi.h)
[SHFreeShared is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions.]
Frees shared memory, regardless of which process allocated it.
Syntax
BOOL SHFreeShared(
[in] HANDLE hData,
[in] DWORD dwProcessId
);
Parameters
[in] hData
Type: HANDLE
A handle to the mapped memory.
[in] dwProcessId
Type: DWORD
The process ID of the process from which the memory was allocated.
Return value
Type: BOOL
Returns TRUE if successful; otherwise, FALSE. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | shlwapi.h |
| Library | Shlwapi.lib |
| DLL | Shlwapi.dll (version 5.0 or later) |