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This function retrieves the termination status of the specified process.
BOOL GetExitCodeProcess ( HANDLE hProcess , LPDWORD lpExitCode );
Parameters
- hProcess
- Handle to the process.
- lpExitCode
- Pointer to a 32-bit variable to receive the process termination
status.
Return Values
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. If the process has terminated, the termination status returned may be one of the following:
- The exit value specified in the ExitProcessor TerminateProcessfunction.
- The return value from the mainor WinMainfunction of the process.
- The exception value for an unhandled exception that caused the
process to terminate.
Requirements
Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to Windows CE OS 2.0 and later Winbase.h Coredll.lib, Nk.lib Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.
See Also
ExitThread, GetLastError, TerminateProcess, WinMain