Kernel32ReleaseMutex Method

Releases ownership of the specified mutex object.

Definition

Namespace: DevCase.Win32.NativeMethods
Assembly: DevCase.net48 (in DevCase.net48.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.0)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
[DllImportAttribute("Kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
public static bool ReleaseMutex(
	IntPtr hMutex
)

Parameters

hMutex  IntPtr
A handle to the mutex object.

The CreateMutex(SecurityAttributes, Boolean, String) or OpenMutex(UInt32, Boolean, String) function returns this handle.

Return Value

Boolean
If the function succeeds, the return value is .

If the Function fails, the Return value Is .

Remarks

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