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IDebugSystemObjects4::GetNumberThreads method (dbgeng.h)

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The GetNumberThreads method returns the number of threads in the current process.

Syntax

HRESULT GetNumberThreads(
  [out] PULONG Number
);

Parameters

[out] Number

Receives the number of threads in the current process.

Return value

This method may also return error values. See Return Values for more details.

Return code Description
S_OK
 The method was successful.

Remarks

In kernel-mode debugging, there is a virtual thread representing each processor.

In user-mode debugging, the number of threads changes with the IDebugEventCallbacks::CreateThread and IDebugEventCallbacks::ExitThread events.

For more information about threads, see Threads and Processes.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Target Platform Desktop
Header dbgeng.h (include Dbgeng.h)