IDebugSystemObjects4::GetNumberThreads method (dbgeng.h)

The GetNumberThreads method returns the number of threads in the current process.

Syntax

HRESULT GetNumberThreads(
  [out] PULONG Number
);

[out] Number

Receives the number of threads in the current process.

This method may also return error values. See Return Values for more details.

Return code	Description
S_OK	The method was successful.

In kernel-mode debugging, there is a virtual thread representing each processor.

In user-mode debugging, the number of threads changes with the IDebugEventCallbacks::CreateThread and IDebugEventCallbacks::ExitThread events.

For more information about threads, see Threads and Processes.

Requirement	Value
Target Platform	Desktop
Header	dbgeng.h (include Dbgeng.h)