GetCommTimeouts function (winbase.h)

Retrieves the time-out parameters for all read and write operations on a specified communications device.

Syntax

BOOL GetCommTimeouts(
  [in]  HANDLE         hFile,
  [out] LPCOMMTIMEOUTS lpCommTimeouts
);

Parameters

[in] hFile

A handle to the communications device. The CreateFile function returns this handle.

[out] lpCommTimeouts

A pointer to a COMMTIMEOUTS structure in which the time-out information is returned.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

For more information about time-out values for communications devices, see the SetCommTimeouts function.

Requirements

See also

COMMTIMEOUTS

Communications Functions

Communications Resources

CreateFile

SetCommTimeouts