ContinueDebugEvent

The ContinueDebugEvent function enables a debugger to continue a thread that previously reported a debugging event.

BOOL ContinueDebugEvent(
  DWORD dwProcessId,       // process to continue
  DWORD dwThreadId,        // thread to continue
  DWORD dwContinueStatus   // continuation status
);
 

Parameters

dwProcessId

Handle to the process to continue.

dwThreadId

Handle to the thread to continue. The combination of process identifier and thread identifier must identify a thread that has previously reported a debugging event.

dwContinueStatus

Specifies how to continue the thread that reported the debugging event.

If the DBG_CONTINUE flag is specified for this parameter and the thread specified by the dwThreadId parameter previously reported an EXCEPTION_DEBUG_EVENT debugging event, the function stops all exception processing and continues the thread. For any other debugging event, this flag simply continues the thread.

If the DBG_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED flag is specified for this parameter and the thread specified by dwThreadId previously reported an EXCEPTION_DEBUG_EVENT debugging event, the function continues exception processing. If this is a first-chance exception event, the search and dispatch logic of the structured exception handler is used; otherwise, the process is terminated. For any other debugging event, this flag simply continues the thread.

Return Values

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

Only the thread that created dwProcessId with the CreateProcess function can call ContinueDebugEvent.

After the ContinueDebugEvent function succeeds, the specified thread continues. Depending on the debugging event previously reported by the thread, different actions occur. If the continued thread previously reported an EXIT_THREAD_DEBUG_EVENT debugging event, ContinueDebugEvent closes the handle the debugger has to the thread. If the continued thread previously reported an EXIT_PROCESS_DEBUG_EVENT debugging event, ContinueDebugEvent closes the handles the debugger has to the process and to the thread.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winbase.h.
  Import Library: Use kernel32.lib.

See Also

Debugging Overview, Debugging Functions, CreateProcess