ILFree function (shlobj_core.h)
Frees an ITEMIDLIST structure allocated by the Shell.
C++
void ILFree(
[in] PIDLIST_RELATIVE pidl
);
[in] pidl
Type: PIDLIST_RELATIVE
A pointer to the ITEMIDLIST structure to be freed. This parameter can be NULL.
None
ILFree is often used with ITEMIDLIST structures allocated by one of the other IL functions, but it can be used to free any such structure returned by the Shell—for example, the ITEMIDLIST structure returned by SHBrowseForFolder or used in a call to SHGetFolderLocation.
Note When using Windows 2000 or later, use CoTaskMemFree rather than ILFree. ITEMIDLIST structures are always allocated with the Component Object Model (COM) task allocator on those platforms.
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | shlobj_core.h (include Shlobj.h) |
| Library | Shell32.lib |
| DLL | Shell32.dll (version 5.0 or later) |