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    FindResource

    Locate a resource and return a handle to it.

    Declaration

    Source position: resh.inc line 66

    function FindResource(ModuleHandle: TFPResourceHMODULE; 
                     ResourceName: PAnsiChar; ResourceType: PAnsiChar)
                      : TFPResourceHandle;

    function FindResource(ModuleHandle: TFPResourceHMODULE; 
                     const ResourceName: AnsiString; 
                     const ResourceType: AnsiString) : TFPResourceHandle;

    function FindResource(ModuleHandle: TFPResourceHMODULE; 
                     const ResourceName: AnsiString; 
                     ResourceType: PAnsiChar) : TFPResourceHandle;

    function FindResource(ModuleHandle: TFPResourceHMODULE; 
                     ResourceName: PAnsiChar; 
                     const ResourceType: AnsiString) : TFPResourceHandle;

    Description

    FindResource searches for a resource with name ResourceName and of type ResourceType in the executable or library identified by ModuleHandle. It returns a TResourceHandle which can be used to load the resource with LoadResource.

    Errors

    None. In case the resource was not found, 0 is returned.

    See also

    Name Description
    FreeResource Free a loaded resource.
    LoadResource Load a resource for use.
    SizeofResource Return the size of a particular resource.
    LockResource Lock a resource.
    UnlockResource Unlock a previously locked resource.
    FreeResource Free a loaded resource.