Closes a handle and, if it is the object's last handle, deletes the object.

BOOLEAN CloseHandle(
    HANDLE    hObject
);

BOOLEAN RtCloseHandle(
    HANDLE    hObject
);

Parameters

hObject

Handle to an open iwin32 object.

Return Values

non-0 (zero)

Success.

0 (zero)

Failure. For extended error information, see GetLastError.

Remarks

You can also use RtCloseHandle from a Windows application to close an iwin32 handle.

Requirements

Notes

• In the iwin32 API, CloseHandle and RtCloseHandle are synonyms.
• This function operates in the real-time portion of your application.
• The iwin32x API also includes an RtCloseHandle function that operates in the Windows portion of your application.

See Also

iwin32 API, iwin32 Overview