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.
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