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LockResource function

In unit System

Lock a resource.

Declaration

pascal
function LockResource(ResData: TFPResourceHGLOBAL): Pointer

Description

LockResource locks a resource previously loaded by LoadResource into memory. This means that any attempt to modify the resource will fail while it is locked. The function returns a pointer to the resource location in memory.

The resource can be freed again using the UnlockResource function.

Errors

if the function fails, Nil is returned.

See also

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