LoadMenu

Syntax

HMENU LoadMenu(hInstance,lpMenuName)

This function loads the menu resource named by the lpMenuName parameter from the executable file associated with the module specified by the hInstance parameter.

Parameter Type/Description  

hInstance HANDLE Identifies an instance of the module whose executable file contains the menu.  
lpMenuName LPSTR Points to a character string that names the menu resource. The string must be a null-terminated character string.  

Return Value

The return value identifies a menu resource if the function is successful. Otherwise, it is NULL.

Comments

The lpMenuName parameter can contain a value created by the MAKEINTRESOURCE macro. If it does, the ID must reside in the low-order word of lpMenuName, and the high-order word must be set to zero.