GetWindowThreadProcessId

The GetWindowThreadProcessId function retrieves the identifier of the thread that created the specified window and, optionally, the identifier of the process that created the window.

DWORD GetWindowThreadProcessId(
  HWND hWnd,             // handle to window
  LPDWORD lpdwProcessId  // address of variable for process identifier
);
 

Parameters

hWnd

Handle to the window.

lpdwProcessId

Pointer to a 32-bit value that receives the process identifier. If this parameter is not NULL, GetWindowThreadProcessId copies the identifier of the process to the 32-bit value; otherwise, it does not.

Return Values

The return value is the identifier of the thread that created the window.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.
  Import Library: Use user32.lib.

See Also

Windows Overview, Window Functions