Applies to: desktop apps only
Retrieves the thread identifier of the specified thread.
Syntax
DWORD WINAPI GetThreadId( __in HANDLE Thread );
Parameters
- Thread [in]
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A handle to the thread. The handle must have the THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION or THREAD_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION access right. For more information about access rights, see Thread Security and Access Rights.
Windows Server 2003: The handle must have the THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION access right.
Return value
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
Until a thread terminates, its thread identifier uniquely identifies it on the system.
To compile an application that uses this function, define _WIN32_WINNT as 0x0502 or later. For more information, see Using the Windows Headers.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows Vista |
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Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 |
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Build date: 3/7/2012