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PROCESS_INFORMATION

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This structure is filled in by the CreateProcess function with information about a newly created process and its primary thread.

Syntax

typedef struct _PROCESS_INFORMATION {
  HANDLE hProcess;
  HANDLE hThread;
  DWORD dwProcessId;
  DWORD dwThreadId;
} PROCESS_INFORMATION;

Members

  • hProcess
    Returns a handle to the newly created process.

    The handle is used to specify the process in all functions that perform operations on the process object.

  • dwProcessId
    Returns a global process identifier that can be used to identify a process.

    The value is valid from the time the process is created until the time the process is terminated.

  • hThread
    Returns a handle to the primary thread of the newly created process.

    The handle is used to specify the thread in all functions that perform operations on the thread object.

  • dwThreadId
    Returns a global thread identifier that can be used to identify a thread.

    The value is valid from the time the thread is created until the time the thread is terminated.

Requirements

Header winbase.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

Process and Thread Structures
CreateProcess