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    LockResource

    Lock a resource.

    Declaration

    Source position: resh.inc line 70

    function LockResource(ResData: TFPResourceHGLOBAL) : Pointer;

    Description

    LockResource locks a resource previously loaded by LoadResource into memory. This means that any attempt to modify the resource will fail while it is locked. The function returns a pointer to the resource location in memory.

    The resource can be freed again using the UnlockResource function.

    Errors

    if the function fails, Nil is returned.

    See also

    Name Description
    FindResource Locate a resource and return a handle to it.
    FreeResource Free a loaded resource.
    SizeofResource Return the size of a particular resource.
    LoadResource Load a resource for use.
    UnlockResource Unlock a previously locked resource.
    FreeResource Free a loaded resource.