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Retrieves the handle or identifier for the specified thread.

File

IdGlobal

Pascal
function GetThreadHandle(
    AThread: TIdNativeThread
): THandle;
Parameters
Parameters 
Description 
AThread 
Thread to examine for a handle. 
Returns

THandle - Thread handle for the specified thread.

Description

GetThreadHandle is a THandle function used to retrieve the handle or identifier for the thread specified in AThread. GetThreadHandle isolates the platform-specific calls required to determine the identifier or handle for the thread. 

 

On the Linux platform, GetThreadHandle uses the ThreadID as the handle for the specified thread. 

 

On the Windows platform, GetThreadHandle uses the Handle for the specified thread.

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