GetImageUnusedHeaderBytes function (imagehlp.h)

Retrieves the offset and size of the part of the PE header that is currently unused.

Syntax

DWORD IMAGEAPI GetImageUnusedHeaderBytes(
  [in]  PLOADED_IMAGE LoadedImage,
  [out] PDWORD        SizeUnusedHeaderBytes
);

Parameters

[in] LoadedImage

A pointer to a LOADED_IMAGE structure that is returned from a call to MapAndLoad or ImageLoad.

[out] SizeUnusedHeaderBytes

A pointer to a variable to receive the size, in bytes, of the part of the image's header which is unused.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is the offset from the base address of the first unused header byte.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To retrieve extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

All ImageHlp functions, such as this one, are single threaded. Therefore, calls from more than one thread to this function will likely result in unexpected behavior or memory corruption. To avoid this, you must synchronize all concurrent calls from more than one thread to this function.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header imagehlp.h
Library Imagehlp.lib
DLL Imagehlp.dll

See also

ImageHlp Functions

LOADED_IMAGE