how to use GetExitCodeThread()

[VCProgrammer]

Hi all,

Can anybody plz tell me how to use GetExitCodeThread Function.

my thread object is CloseTh.I am not getting how to pass second parameter.
<pre>
DWORD lpExitCode;
GetExitCodeThread(CloseTh->m_hThread,lpExitCode);
</pre>

when i write this,this error is coming

cannot convert parameter 2 from 'unsigned long' to 'unsigned long *'

thanks in advance

[golanshahar]

Like this:


DWORD lpExitCode;
::GetExitCodeThread(CloseTh->m_hThread,&lpExitCode);


Cheers

[VCProgrammer]

thanku its working but now i want to knw that how to reterieve lpExitCode value.

like its giving &lpExitCode = 0x0012F330 &
lpExitCode = 3425973836;

i have used TerminateThread Function like this
[code]
::TerminateThread(CloseTh->m_hThread,0);
[\code]

now by theses values how can i find that my thread is closed or not.

[laitinen]

DWORD lpExitCode;
::GetExitCodeThread(CloseTh->m_hThread, &lpExitCode);

if(STILL_ACTIVE == lpExitCode)
//Thread is still active
else
//Thread has died.

However, note that STILL_ACTIVE is equal to -1, and if you by a mistake returns -1 from your thread to indicate an error in the thread then you will think that the thread is still running. Of course one should not return -1 to indicate error in thread.

But to avoid this you can use WaitForSingleObject instead:

if(WaitForSingleObject(CloseTh->m_hThread, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
{
// The thread has finished!!!
}


Laitinen

[Marc G]

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