DestroyCursor

This function destroys a cursor created by the CreateCursor function and frees any memory the cursor occupied. Do not use this function to destroy a cursor that was not created with the CreateCursor function.

BOOL DestroyCursor( 
HCURSOR hCursor); 

Parameters

  • hCursor
    [in] Handle to the cursor to be destroyed. The cursor must not be in use.

Return Values

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The DestroyCursor function destroys a non-shared cursor. Do not use this function to destroy a shared cursor. A shared cursor is valid as long as the module from which it was loaded remains in memory. The following functions obtain a shared cursor:

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 1.0 and later Winuser.h   Iconcurs.lib

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

See Also

CreateCursor, GetLastError, LoadCursor, LoadImage

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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