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This function destroys a cursor created by the CreateCursorfunction and frees any memory the cursor occupied. Do not use this function to destroy a cursor that was not created with the CreateCursorfunction.

Syntax 

BOOL DestroyCursor( 
  HCURSOR 
hCursor
);

Parameters

hCursor

[in] Handle to the cursor to be destroyed. The cursor must not be in use.

Return Value

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

This function destroys a non-shared cursor. Do not use this function to destroy a shared cursor. A shared cursor is valid as long as the module from which it was loaded remains in memory. The following list shows functions that obtain a shared cursor:

Requirements

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

See Also