SCardReleaseContext
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This function closes an established resource manager context, freeing any resources allocated under that context, including SCARDHANDLE objects and memory allocated using the SCARD_AUTOALLOCATE length designator.
Syntax
LONG SCardReleaseContext(
SCARDCONTEXT hContext
);
Parameters
- hContext
[in] Handle to the resource manager context. The resource manager context is set by a previous call to SCardEstablishContext.
Return Value
The following table shows the possible return values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
SCARD_S_SUCCESS |
Succeeds |
An error value (see Smart Card Error Values for a list of all error values). |
Fails |
Requirements
| Header | winscard.h |
| Library | winscard.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 3.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |