LoadLibrary

Load a dynamic library and return a handle to it.

Declaration

Source position: dynlibs.pas line 31

  function LoadLibrary(const Name: RawByteString) : TLibHandle;
  function LoadLibrary(const Name: UnicodeString) : TLibHandle;

Description

LoadLibrary loads a dynamic library in file Name and returns a handle to it. If the library cannot be loaded, NilHandle is returned.

No assumptions should be made about the location of the loaded library if a relative pathname is specified. The behaviour is dependent on the platform. Therefore it is best to specify an absolute pathname if possible.

Errors

On error, NilHandle is returned.

See also

Name Description
GetProcedureAddress Get the address of a procedure or symbol in a dynamic library.
UnloadLibrary Unload a previously loaded library