API -> GetLastError [ Library : kernel32.dll, Category :

GetLastError

Library : kernel32.dll Category : _CategoryNotSet

Api Example(s)
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API Description :

The GetLastError function returns the calling thread’s last-error code value. The last-error code is maintained on a per-thread basis. Multiple threads do not overwrite each other’s last-error code.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function GetLastError Lib "kernel32" () As Long

Parameters :

Return :

The return value is the calling thread’s last-error code value. Functions set this value by calling the SetLastError function. The Return Value section of each reference page notes the conditions under which the function sets the last-error code.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshall.GetLastWin32Error