PROCESS_INFORMATION

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

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

Members

hProcess

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.

hThread

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.

dwProcessId

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.

dwThreadId

A global thread identifiers 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

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Header: Declared in Winbase.h; include Windows.h.

See Also

Processes and Threads Overview, Process and Thread Structures, CreateProcess