API -> Process32First [ Library : kernel32.dll, Category : Process ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

Process32First

Library : kernel32.dll Category : Process

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API Description :

Retrieves information about the first process encountered in a system snapshot.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function Process32First Lib "KERNEL32" (ByVaL hSnapshot As Long, ByRef lppe As LPPROCESSENTRY32) As Long

Parameters :

· hSnapshot
Handle of the snapshot returned from a previous call to the CreateToolhelp32Snapshot function.

· lppe
Address of a PROCESSENTRY32 structure.

Return :

Returns TRUE if the first entry of the process list has been copied to the buffer or FALSE otherwise. The ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES error value is returned by the GetLastError function if no processes exist or the snapshot does not contain process information.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows 2000 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses