Platform SDK: Interprocess Communications

Atom Functions

The following functions are used with atoms.

Function Description
AddAtom Adds a character string to the local atom table.
DeleteAtom Decrements the reference count of a local string atom.
FindAtom Searches the local atom table for the specified character string.
GetAtomName Retrieves a copy of the character string associated with the specified local atom.
GlobalAddAtom Adds a character string to the global atom table.
GlobalDeleteAtom Decrements the reference count of a global string atom.
GlobalFindAtom Searches the global atom table for the specified character string.
GlobalGetAtomName Retrieves a copy of the character string associated with the specified global atom.
InitAtomTable Initializes the local atom table.