ResourceRelease (Windows CE 5.0)

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This function allows drivers to use operating system (OS) resources created by ResourceCreateList.

BOOL ResourceRelease(DWORD dwResId, DWORD dwBase, DWORD dwLen);

Parameters

  • dwResId
    [in] Resource identifier, which is a label for a set of numbers. The following table shows the existing resource identifiers and their values, which are defined in Resmgr.h.

    Resource identifier Value
    RESMGR_IRQ 0x00001
    RESMGR_IOSPACE 0x00002

    Although some resource identifiers are for your use, values below RESMGR_BASE_OEM are reserved. Values greater than RESMGR_MAX_OEM are reserved for future use. The following table shows the resource identifiers that you can use and their values, which are defined in Resmgr.h.

    Resource identifier Value
    RESMGR_BASE_OEM 0x00080000
    RESMGR_MAX_OEM 0x000FFFFF
  • dwBase
    [in] Smallest numbered resource to release.

  • dwLen
    [in] Number of resources to release. The range of resources released is dwBase + dwLen – 1.

Return Values

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.

You cannot have a partial allocation or a partial release of resources.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later.
Header: Winbase.h.
Link Library: Coredll.lib.

See Also

ResourceCreateList | ResourceRequest

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