Article: Q10213
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kbWndw
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1
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SUMMARY
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A handle is a unique, fixed identifier for a global object. Handles exist to
allow easy, indirect access to an object that may move in memory.
Handles are unique only among the objects to which they refer. A handle to a
window will always be different from all other handles to windows, but it could
have the same value as a handle to a brush (or to any other object).
It is safe to hold onto a window handle (or any handle) of a global object. As
long as that object exists, its handle will not change.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kb16bitonly kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kbWndw
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Issue type : kbinfo
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