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Function name : SetPriorityClass

Group: Process and Thread - Library: kernel32

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Sets the priority class for the specified process. This value together with the priority value of each thread of the process determines each thread"s base priority level.

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Code examples:

Reading and setting the priority class values for the current process and thread

Declaration:

BOOL SetPriorityClass(
  HANDLE hProcess,        // handle to process
  DWORD dwPriorityClass   // priority class
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER SetPriorityClass IN kernel32;
	INTEGER hProcess,;
	INTEGER dwPriorityClass  

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Parameters:

hProcess [in] Handle to the process.

dwPriorityClass [in] Specifies the priority class for the process. This parameter can be one of the predefined values.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero. If the function fails, the return value is zero.

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