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The DestroyIcon function destroys an icon and frees any memory the icon occupied.

BOOL DestroyIcon(

    HICON hIcon 

// handle to icon to destroy

   );

Parameters

hIcon
Identifies the icon to be destroyed. The icon must not be in use.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

It is only necessary to call DestroyIcon for icons and cursors created with the CreateIconIndirect function.

See Also

CreateIconIndirect 

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