AfxFindResourceHandle

Use AfxFindResourceHandle to walk the resource chain and locate a specific resource by resource ID and resource type.

HINSTANCE AFXAPI AfxFindResourceHandle( 
   LPCTSTR lpszName, 
   LPCTSTR lpszType  
);

Parameters

  • lpszName
    A pointer to a string containing the resource ID.

  • lpszType
    A pointer to the type of resource. For a list of resource types, see FindResource in the Windows SDK.

Return Value

A handle to the module that contains the resource.

Remarks

AfxFindResourceHandle finds the specific resource and returns a handle to the module that contains the resource. The resource might be in any extension DLL you have loaded. AfxFindResourceHandle tells you which one has the resource.

Requirements

Header: afxwin.h

See Also

Concepts

MFC Macros and Globals

Reference

AfxGetResourceHandle