The DLL’s Entry-Point Function
A DLL can have a single entry-point function. The system calls this entry-point function at various times, which I’ll discuss shortly. These calls are informational and are usually used by a DLL to perform any per-process or per-thread initialization and cleanup. If your DLL doesn’t require these notifications, you do not have to implement this function in your DLL source code. For example, if you create a DLL that contains only resources, you do not need to implement this function. If you do want to receive notifications in your DLL, you can implement an entry-point function that looks like the following.
BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hInstDll, DWORD fdwReason, PVOID fImpLoad) { switch (fdwReason) { case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: ...Get Windows® via C/C++, Fifth Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
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