Returns a handle to the thread with the given ID.

HANDLE OpenThread(
    DWORD dwDesiredAccess,
    BOOLEAN bInheritHandle,
    DWORD dwThreadId
);

Parameters

dwDesiredAccess

Ignored.

bInheritHandle

Ignored.

dwThreadId

Identifier of the thread to open.

Return Values

Handle to the thread

Success.

NULL

Failure. For extended error information, see GetLastError.

Requirements

Note

This function operates in the real-time portion of your application.

See Also

CreateThread, GetCurrentThreadId, iwin32 API, iwin32 Overview