CWinThread::SetThreadPriority

BOOL SetThreadPriority( int nPriority );

Return Value

Nonzero if function was successful; otherwise 0.

Parameters

nPriority

Specifies the new thread priority level within its priority class. This parameter must be one of the following values, listed from highest priority to lowest:

• THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL
  
  
• THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST
  
  
• THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL
  
  
• THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL
  
  
• THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL
  
  
• THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST
  
  
• THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE

For more information on these priorities, see ::SetThreadPriority in the Win32 SDK Programmer’s Reference, Volume 4.

Remarks

This function sets the priority level of the current thread within its priority class. It can only be called after CreateThread successfully returns.

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See Also   CWinThread::GetThreadPriority, ::SetThreadPriority