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The GetExitCodeThread function retrieves the termination status of the specified thread.
BOOL GetExitCodeThread( HANDLE hThread, // handle to the thread LPDWORD lpExitCode // termination status );
Windows NT/2000: The handle must have THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION access. For more information, see Thread Security and Access Rights.
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.
If the specified thread has not terminated, the termination status returned is STILL_ACTIVE. If the thread has terminated, the termination status returned may be one of the following:
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.
Library: Use Kernel32.lib.
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