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Re: HUnlock always after HLock?

On 11/1/03 9:00 AM, "Steve Zellers" <email@hidden> wrote:

> On Nov 1, 2003, at 9:27 AM, Marc Poirier wrote:
>
>> I've always wondered... If I create a Handle and then I HLock() it,
>> does
>> that mean that I then need to HUnlock() it before I DisposeHandle()
>> it, or
>> can I skip HUnlock() and just dispose it?
>>
>
> You could just dispose of it.
>
> But don't bother using HLock/HUnlock or HSetState on Mac OS X. (Unless
> you know that someone is going to explicitly look at those bits.) The
> handle will not move or be purged on OS X.

Is this behavior guaranteed for the future? Is it documented anywhere?

Dan
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