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AfxGetThread

 

Call this function to get a pointer to the CWinThread object representing the currently executing thread.

Syntax

CWinThread* AfxGetThread( );

Return Value

Pointer to the currently executing thread; otherwise NULL.

Remarks

Must be called from within the desired thread.

Note

If you are porting an MFC project calling AfxGetThread from Visual C++ versions 4.2, 5.0, or 6.0, AfxGetThread calls AfxGetApp if no thread is found. In Visual C+ .NET and later, AfxGetThread returns NULL if no thread was found. If you want the application thread, you must call AfxGetApp.

Example

//Print the current thread ID in the Debug Window
TRACE(_T("Current Thread ID = 0x%X\n"), AfxGetThread()->m_nThreadID);

Requirements

Header: afxwin.h

See Also

MFC Macros and Globals
AfxBeginThread