GetThreadSelectorEntry function (winbase.h)

Retrieves a descriptor table entry for the specified selector and thread.

Syntax

BOOL GetThreadSelectorEntry(
  [in]  HANDLE      hThread,
  [in]  DWORD       dwSelector,
  [out] LPLDT_ENTRY lpSelectorEntry
);

Parameters

[in] hThread

A handle to the thread containing the specified selector. The handle must have THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION access. For more information, see Thread Security and Access Rights.

[in] dwSelector

The global or local selector value to look up in the thread's descriptor tables.

[out] lpSelectorEntry

A pointer to an LDT_ENTRY structure that receives a copy of the descriptor table entry if the specified selector has an entry in the specified thread's descriptor table. This information can be used to convert a segment-relative address to a linear virtual address.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero. In that case, the structure pointed to by the lpSelectorEntry parameter receives a copy of the specified descriptor table entry.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

GetThreadSelectorEntry is only functional on x86-based systems. For systems that are not x86-based, the function returns FALSE.

Debuggers use this function to convert segment-relative addresses to linear virtual addresses. The ReadProcessMemory and WriteProcessMemory functions use linear virtual addresses.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header winbase.h (include Windows.h)
Library Kernel32.lib
DLL Kernel32.dll

See also

Debugging Functions

LDT_ENTRY

ReadProcessMemory

WriteProcessMemory