The GetCurrentProcessId function retrieves the identifier of the current process. The process identifier is a system-wide unique value that you can use to identify a process.
DWORD GetCurrentProcessId();This function takes no parameters.
The return value is the process identifier of the calling process. This identifier is unique for each process.
The process identifier is a 32-bit value that uniquely identifies a process. It can be used for various purposes, such as:
Note that the process identifier is only guaranteed to be unique while the process is running. Once a process terminates, its identifier may be reused by a new process.
The following example demonstrates how to use GetCurrentProcessId to retrieve and display the current process's ID.
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
int main() {
DWORD processId = GetCurrentProcessId();
std::wcout << L"The current process ID is: " << processId << std::endl;
return 0;
}