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Function name : GetHandleInformation

Group: Handle and Object - Library: kernel32

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The GetHandleInformation function retrieves certain properties of an object handle.

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Code examples:

Memory usage info for current VFP session (WinNT only)

Declaration:

BOOL GetHandleInformation(
  HANDLE hObject,
  LPDWORD lpdwFlags
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetHandleInformation IN kernel32;
	INTEGER   hObject,;
	INTEGER @ lpdwFlags  

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Parameters:

hObject [in] Handle to an object whose information is to be retrieved.

lpdwFlags [out] Pointer to a variable that receives a set of bit flags that specify properties of the object handle.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

You can specify a handle to one of the following types of objects: access token, event, file, file mapping, job, mailslot, mutex, pipe, printer, process, registry key, semaphore, serial communication device, socket, thread, or waitable timer.

See also: SetHandleInformation.

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