GetImageUnusedHeaderBytes Function

Retrieves the offset and size of the part of the PE header that is currently unused.

DWORD GetImageUnusedHeaderBytes(
  __in          PLOADED_IMAGE LoadedImage,
  __out         PDWORD SizeUnusedHeaderBytes
);

Parameters

LoadedImage

A pointer to a LOADED_IMAGE structure that is returned from a call to MapAndLoad or ImageLoad.

SizeUnusedHeaderBytes

A pointer to a variable to receive the size, in bytes, of the part of the image's header which is unused.

Return Value

If the function succeeds, the return value is the offset from the base address of the first unused header byte.

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

Remarks

All ImageHlp functions, such as this one, are single threaded. Therefore, calls from more than one thread to this function will likely result in unexpected behavior or memory corruption. To avoid this, you must synchronize all concurrent calls from more than one thread to this function.

Requirements

Client	Requires Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95.
Server	Requires Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows NT Server 4.0.
Header	Declared in Imagehlp.h.
Library	Use Imagehlp.lib.
DLL	Requires Imagehlp.dll.

See Also

ImageHlp FunctionsLOADED_IMAGE

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Build date: 9/25/2007