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This function closes an open event object handle.

Syntax 

BOOL WSACloseEvent(
  WSAEVENT 
hEvent
);

Parameters

hEvent

[in] Object handle identifying the open event.

Return Value

If no error occurs, this function returns TRUE.

If the function fails, the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call the WSAGetLastErrorfunction.

Remarks

The handle to the event object is closed so that further references to this handle will fail with the error WSA_INVALID_HANDLE.

Requirements

Header winsock2.h
Library Ws2.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

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