API -> GetProcAddress [ Library : kernel32.dll, Category : Library ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

GetProcAddress

Library : kernel32.dll Category : Library

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API Description :

The GetProcAddress function returns the address of the specified exported dynamic-link library (DLL) function.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function GetProcAddress Lib "kernel32" (ByVaL hModule As Long, ByVaL lpProcName As String) As Long

Parameters :

· hModule
Identifies the DLL module that contains the function. The LoadLibrary or GetModuleHandle function returns this handle.

· lpProcName
Points to a null-terminated string containing the function name, or specifies the function’s ordinal value.

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is the address of the DLL’s exported function. 

If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

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