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This function creates a menu. The menu is initially empty, but it can be filled with menu items by using the AppendMenuand InsertMenufunctions.

Syntax 

HMENU CreateMenu();

Parameters

None.

Return Value

The handle to the newly created menu indicates success. NULL indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

To add submenus to a menu bar, use the CreatePopupMenufunction.

Resources associated with a menu that is assigned to a window are freed automatically. If the menu is not assigned to a window, an application must free system resources associated with the menu before closing. An application frees menu resources by calling the DestroyMenufunction.

Requirements

Header winuser.h
Library Menu.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also