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SHCreateThread(3w)

NAME

SHCreateThread (SHLWAPI.16)

SYNOPSIS

BOOL SHCreateThread
(
LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE pfnThreadProc,
VOID* pData,
DWORD dwFlags,
LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE pfnCallback
)

DESCRIPTION

Create a new thread.

PARAMS

pfnThreadProc [In] Function to execute in new thread.

pData [In] Application specific data passed to pfnThreadProc.

dwFlags [In] CTF_ flags from "shlwapi.h".

pfnCallback [In] Function to execute before pfnThreadProc.

RETURNS

Success: TRUE. pfnThreadProc was executed.

Failure: FALSE. pfnThreadProc was not executed.

NOTES

If the thread cannot be created, pfnCallback is NULL, and dwFlags has bit CTF_INSIST set, pfnThreadProc will be executed synchronously.

IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in "shlwapi.h".

Implemented in "dlls/shlwapi/thread.c".

Debug channel "shell".

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