PROCESS_INFORMATION

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

At a Glance

Header file: Winbase.h
Windows CE versions: 1.0 and later

Syntax

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

Members

hProcess

Returns 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

Returns 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

Returns 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

Returns a global thread identifier 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.

See Also

CreateProcess