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Windows NT
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| Win95
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| Win32s
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| Import Library
| kernel32.lib
| Header File
| winbase.h
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GetCurrentProcess
The GetCurrentProcess function returns a pseudohandle for the current process.
HANDLE GetCurrentProcess(VOID)
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
The return value is a pseudohandle to the current process.
Remarks
A pseudohandle is a special constant that is interpreted as the current
process handle. The calling process can use this handle to specify its own process
whenever a process handle is required. Pseudohandles are not inherited by child
processes.
This handle has the maximum possible access to the process object. For systems
that support security descriptors, this is the maximum access allowed by the
security descriptor for the calling process. For systems that do not support
security descriptors, this is PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS. For more information, see Process Objects.
A process can create a "real" handle to itself that is valid in the context of
other processes, or that can be inherited by other processes, by specifying
the pseudohandle as the source handle in a call to the DuplicateHandle function. A process can also use the OpenProcess function to open a real handle to itself.
The pseudohandle need not be closed when it is no longer needed. Calling the CloseHandle function with a pseudohandle has no effect. If the pseudohandle is duplicated
by DuplicateHandle, the duplicate handle must be closed.
See Also
CloseHandle, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThread, OpenProcess
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