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    FpGetpid

    Return current process ID.

    Declaration

    Source position: bunxh.inc line 57

    function FpGetpid : TPid;external name 'FPC_SYSC_GETPID';

    Description

    FpGetpid returns the process ID of the currently running process.

    Note: There exist a portable alternative to fpGetpid: system.GetProcessID. Please use fpGetpid only if you are writing Unix specific code. System.GetProcessID will work on all operating systems.

    Errors

    None.

    See also

    Name Description
    FpGetPPid Return parent process ID.

    Example

    Program Example16;

{ Program to demonstrate the GetPid, GetPPid function. }

Uses BaseUnix;

begin
  Writeln ('Process Id = ',fpgetpid,' Parent process Id = ',fpgetppid);
end.