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4/8/2010

This function destroys the specified menu and frees any memory that the menu occupies.

Syntax 

BOOL DestroyMenu(
  HMENU 
hMenu 
);

Parameters

hMenu

[in] Handle to the menu to be destroyed.

Return Value

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

Remarks

Before closing, an application must use the DestroyMenufunction to destroy a menu not assigned to a window. A menu that is assigned to a window is automatically destroyed when the application closes.

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

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