getting a thread state in c++/windows

Question

There must be a function that gets the current status of a thread in the system because
there is this application: http://www.softwareverify.com/cpp/thread-status-monitor/index.html

It must be using some sort of API function or something... How can I get a thread state myself in C++/Windows?
thanks :)

(this is my last question for today. I promise :))

Answer 1

You can use the following examples to get the running processes and, when you have a process ID, the threads.

Taking a Snapshot and Viewing Processes

Traversing the Thread List

EDIT: After getting the handle to the thread(s) you are interested in you can call GetExitCodeThread but that will only tell you if the thread is STILL_ACTIVE until it ends, when you can find the exit code.

While searching for the additional information for your comment I also came across this thread on SO which might be of interest to you.

Answer 2

That's done via Toolhelp library, check information at MSDN : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686780%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

Answer 3

You get the most bang out of WMI, Win32_Thread class. The linked article has a link to the C++ code you need. Experiment with the WMI Code Creator tool.