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# FindResourceEx

Find a resource based on type, name, language

## Declaration

Source position: resh.inc line 71

`function FindResourceEx(`
`ModuleHandle: TFPResourceHMODULE;`
`ResourceType: PChar;`
`ResourceName: PChar;`
`Language: Word`
`):TFPResourceHandle; function FindResourceEx(`
`ModuleHandle: TFPResourceHMODULE;`
`const ResourceType: AnsiString;`
`const ResourceName: AnsiString;`
`Language: Word`
`):TFPResourceHandle; function FindResourceEx(`
`ModuleHandle: TFPResourceHMODULE;`
`ResourceType: PChar;`
`const ResourceName: AnsiString;`
`Language: Word`
`):TFPResourceHandle; function FindResourceEx(`
`ModuleHandle: TFPResourceHMODULE;`
`const ResourceType: AnsiString;`
`ResourceName: PChar;`
`Language: Word`
`):TFPResourceHandle;`

## Description

FindResourceEx looks in module ModuleHandle for a resource of type ResourceType and name ResourceName with language ID Language. Both Resourcename and ResourceName can be specified as a null-terminated array of characters, or as an AnsiString.

If the requested language/sublanguage is not found, then the search is conducted

1. with only primary language.
2. with the neutral language (LANG_NEUTRAL)
3. with the English language

If none of these has returned a match, then the first available language is returned.

If a match is found, a handle to the resource is returned. If none is found, an empty handle (nil or 0) is returned.

## Errors

None.