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WritePointer function (wdbgexts.h)

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The WritePointer function writes a pointer to the target.

Syntax

ULONG WritePointer(
  ULONG64 Address,
  ULONG64 Pointer
);

Parameters

Address

Specifies the address to write the pointer to.

Pointer

Specifies the value of the pointer. If the target uses 32-bit pointers, Pointer is a 32-bit value that has been sign-extended to 64-bits.

Return value

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

Remarks

For a WdbgExts extension, include wdbgexts.h. For a DbgEng extension, 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

ReadPointer