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ReadPointer function (wdbgexts.h)

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The ReadPointer function reads a pointer from the target.

Syntax

ULONG ReadPointer(
  ULONG64  Address,
  PULONG64 Pointer
);

Parameters

Address

Specifies the address of the pointer to read.

Pointer

Receives the value of the pointer. If the target uses 32-bit pointers, the pointer is sign-extended to 64 bits.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE; otherwise, it is FALSE.

Remarks

If you are writing a WdbgExts extension, include wdbgexts.h. If you are writing a DbgEng extension that calls this function, include wdbgexts.h before dbgeng.h (see Writing DbgEng Extension Code for details).

Requirements

Requirement Value
Target Platform Desktop
Header wdbgexts.h (include Wdbgexts.h, Dbgeng.h)

See also

WritePointer