Dynamic Link Libraries Function Descriptions

Table 30.1 summarizes the functions used to work with dynamic link libraries. A detailed description of each of these functions follows the table.

Table 30.1. Dynamic Link Library Function Summary
Function Purpose
DisableThreadLibraryCalls Prevents Windows from sending notifications to the specified library during thread creation and termination.
DLLEntryPoint Optional notification entry point for dynamic link libraries.
FreeLibrary Decrements the usage count of a loaded DLL and releases the DLL from memory when the usage count reaches zero.
FreeLibraryAndExitThread Decrements the usage count of a loaded DLL and releases the DLL from memory when the usage count reaches zero. Terminates the calling thread. ...

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