Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Exam Preparation Kit

Windows Embedded CE includes several process management functions as part of the core Win32 API. Three important functions are listed in Table 3-8 that are useful for creating and ending processes.

Table 3-8 Process management functions

Function	Description
CreateProcess	Starts a new process.
ExitProcess	Ends a process with cleanup and unloading DLLs.
TerminateProcess	Terminates a process without cleanup or unloading DLLs.

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Process management API

For more information about process management functions and complete API documentation, see the Core OS Reference for Windows Mobile® 6 and Windows Embedded CE 6.0, available on the Microsoft MSDN website at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa910709.aspx.

Thread Management API

Each process has at least one thread called the primary thread. This is the main thread of the process, which means that exiting or terminating this thread also ends the process. The primary thread can also create additional threads, such as worker threads, to perform parallel calculations or accomplish other processing tasks. These additional threads can create more threads if necessary by using the core Win32 API. Table 3-9 lists the most important functions to use in applications that work with threads on Windows Embedded CE.

Table 3-9 Thread management functions

Function	Description
CreateThread	Creates a new thread.
ExitThread	Ends a thread.
TerminateThread	Stops a specified thread without running cleanup or other code. Use this function only in extreme cases because terminating a thread can leave memory objects behind and cause memory leaks.
GetExitCodeThread	Returns the thread exit code.
CeSetThreadPriority	Sets the thread priority.
CeGetThreadPriority	Gets the current thread priority.
SuspendThread	Suspends a thread.
ResumeThread	Resumes a suspended thread.
Sleep	Suspends a thread for a specified amount of time.
SleepTillTick	Suspends a thread until the next system tick.

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Thread management API

For more information about thread management functions and complete API documentation, see the Core OS Reference for Windows Mobile 6 and Windows Embedded CE 6.0, available on the Microsoft MSDN website at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa910709.aspx.