DeleteCriticalSection

This function releases all resources used by an unowned critical section object.

At a Glance

Header file:	Winbase.h
Windows CE versions:	1.0 and later

Syntax

void DeleteCriticalSection( LPCRITICAL_SECTION lpCriticalSection );

Parameters

lpCriticalSection

[in] Pointer to the critical section object.

Return Values

None.

Remarks

Deleting a critical section object releases all system resources used by the object. Once deleted, the critical section object cannot be specified in the EnterCriticalSection, TryEnterCriticalSection, or LeaveCriticalSection function.

If a critical section is deleted while it is still owned, the state of the threads waiting for ownership of the deleted critical section is undefined.