GetExitCodeProcess
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This function retrieves the termination status of the specified process.
Syntax
BOOL GetExitCodeProcess(
HANDLE hProcess,
LPDWORD lpExitCode
);
Parameters
- hProcess
[in] Handle to the process.
- lpExitCode
[out] Pointer to a 32-bit variable to receive the process termination status.
Return Value
Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
If the specified process has not terminated, the termination status returned is STILL_ACTIVE.
The following termination statuses can be returned if the process has terminated:
- The exit value specified in the ExitProcess or TerminateProcess function
- The return value from the main or WinMain function of the process
- The exception value for an unhandled exception that caused the process to terminate
Requirements
| Header | winbase.h |
| Library | coredll.lib |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 2.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |
See Also
Reference
Process and Thread Functions
ExitProcess
TerminateProcess