Dynamic-Link Library Functions
The following functions are used in dynamic linking.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| AddDllDirectory | Adds a directory to the process DLL search path. |
| DisableThreadLibraryCalls | Disables thread attach and thread detach notifications for the specified DLL. |
| DllMain | An optional entry point into a DLL. |
| FreeLibrary | Decrements the reference count of the loaded DLL. When the reference count reaches zero, the module is unmapped from the address space of the calling process. |
| FreeLibraryAndExitThread | Decrements the reference count of a loaded DLL by one, and then calls ExitThread to terminate the calling thread. |
| GetDllDirectory | Retrieves the application-specific portion of the search path used to locate DLLs for the application. |
| GetModuleFileName | Retrieves the fully qualified path for the file containing the specified module. |
| GetModuleFileNameEx | Retrieves the fully qualified path for the file containing the specified module. |
| GetModuleHandle | Retrieves a module handle for the specified module. |
| GetModuleHandleEx | Retrieves a module handle for the specified module. |
| GetProcAddress | Retrieves the address of an exported function or variable from the specified DLL. |
| LoadLibrary | Maps the specified executable module into the address space of the calling process. |
| LoadLibraryEx | Maps the specified executable module into the address space of the calling process. |
| LoadPackagedLibrary | Maps the specified packaged module and its dependencies into the address space of the calling process. Only Windows Store apps can call this function. |
| RemoveDllDirectory | Removes a directory that was added to the process DLL search path by using AddDllDirectory. |
| SetDefaultDllDirectories | Specifies a default set of directories to search when the calling process loads a DLL. |
| SetDllDirectory | Modifies the search path used to locate DLLs for the application. |
Obsolete Functions
These functions are provided only for compatibility with 16-bit versions of Windows.