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FindClose function

Applies to: desktop apps | Metro style apps

Closes a file search handle opened by the FindFirstFile, FindFirstFileEx, FindFirstFileNameW, FindFirstFileNameTransactedW, FindFirstFileTransacted, FindFirstStreamTransactedW, or FindFirstStreamW functions.

Syntax

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BOOL WINAPI FindClose(
  __inout  HANDLE hFindFile
);

Parameters

hFindFile [in, out]: The file search handle.

Return value

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

After the FindClose function is called, the handle specified by the hFindFile parameter cannot be used in subsequent calls to the FindNextFile, FindNextFileNameW, FindNextStreamW, or FindClose functions.

Examples

For an example, see Listing the Files in a Directory.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows XP
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003
Header	FileAPI.h (include Windows.h); WinBase.h on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (include Windows.h)
Library	Kernel32.lib
DLL	Kernel32.dll