Locks a global memory object and returns a pointer to the first byte of the object's memory block.

LockHGlobal(nHandle)

Parameters

nHandle

A handle to a memory block returned from AllocHGlobal.

Note

The handle has to be allocated with the GMEM_MOVEABLE flag.

Return Value

A pointer (numeric) to the locked memory area.

See Also

Reference

AllocHGlobal
AllocMem
AllocMemTo
AMemBlocks
CompactMem
FreeHGlobal
FreeMem
FreePMem
FreeRefArray
ReAllocHGlobal
ReAllocMem
SizeOfMem
UnlockHGlobal
ValidateMem

Used WinApi functions

GlobalLock