Re: GetParentThread?

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From: Tharun Pillay
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 08:24

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Thanks Ted.
As I thought - see above response.

"Ted Lyngmo" <MY_FIRST_NAME@lyncon.se> wrote in message
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> Tharun Pillay wrote:
>  > Anyone know how to get the calling thread eg:
>  >
>  >
>  > Thread 1
>  >     Thread1_1
>  >         Thread1_1_1
>  >         Thread1_1_2
>  >
>  >
>  > How do I get the parent thread from inside Thread1_1_1?
>
> You can't, since threads do not have the kind of parent/child relationship
you
> describe while running. Even though one thread creates another, they all
siblings.
>
> You can however can pass GetCurrentThreadId(), or a DuplicateHandle() of
> GetCurrentThread(), to the threads you create using the 'lpParameter' of
> CreateThread().
>
> Kind regards,
> Ted Lyngmo
>
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