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Function GetModuleType

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Returns type of loaded executable module, based on analyzing its file header.

 

Unit

EAppType

 

Syntax

 

Code (Delphi)

function GetModuleType(

const AInstance: HMODULE = 0

): TModuleType;

 

Parameters

AInstance [in, optional]

Module handle to analyze. Default (0) means current module.

 

Be careful with using 0 in packaged application. It's always better to explicitly specify required module.

 

Return value

Type of the AInstance module. It is TModuleType.mtProgram, TModuleType.mtLibrary or TModuleType.mtPackage on success and TModuleType.mtUnknown on error.

 

Remarks

 

Tip

This is routine from low-level unit. Do not use this unit unless you need to extend or alter EurekaLog behavior.

 

This function analyzes PE header of loaded executable and return its type: EXE, DLL or BPL.

 

Function doesn't cache results and perform checking on each call.

 

There are also simple wrappers for more easy access. For example, IsEXE, IsDLL and so on. See EAppType unit for more info.

 

See also



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