Applies to: desktop apps | Metro style apps

Releases all resources used by an unowned critical section object.

Syntax

void WINAPI DeleteCriticalSection(
  __inout  LPCRITICAL_SECTION lpCriticalSection
);

Parameters

lpCriticalSection [in, out]

A pointer to the critical section object. The object must have been previously initialized with the InitializeCriticalSection function.

Return value

This function does not return a value.

Remarks

Deleting a critical section object releases all system resources used by the object.

After a critical section object has been deleted, do not reference the object in any function that operates on critical sections (such as EnterCriticalSection, TryEnterCriticalSection, and LeaveCriticalSection) other than InitializeCriticalSection and InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount. If you attempt to do so, memory corruption and other unexpected errors can occur.

If a critical section is deleted while it is still owned, the state of the threads waiting for ownership of the deleted critical section is undefined.

Examples

For an example that uses DeleteCriticalSection, see Using Critical Section Objects.

Requirements

See also

Critical Section Objects

EnterCriticalSection

InitializeCriticalSection

LeaveCriticalSection

Synchronization Functions

TryEnterCriticalSection

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Build date: 5/5/2012