AfxGetResourceHandle

 

Use the HINSTANCE handle returned by this function to access the application's resources directly, for example, in calls to the Windows function FindResource.

Syntax

extern HINSTANCE AfxGetResourceHandle( );

Return Value

An HINSTANCE handle where the default resources of the application are loaded.

Example

//Load the menu specifying the module handle where resource is to be 
//found & resource ID
HMENU hMenu = ::LoadMenu(AfxGetResourceHandle(), MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MAINFRAME));

Requirements

Header: afxwin.h

See Also

MFC Macros and Globals
AfxGetInstanceHandle
AfxSetResourceHandle
AfxFindResourceHandle