PROCESS_INFORMATION

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

typedef struct _PROCESS_INFORMATION { // pi 
    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 identifiers 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.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in winbase.h.

See Also

Processes and Threads Overview, Process and Thread Structures, CreateProcess