how to get current process ID and machine name in C++

In C#, it is straightforward to get the current process ID and machine name:

int processID = Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id; string machineName = Environment.MachineName; 

How can I retrieve them in native C++?

3 Answers

As you commented the platform is Windows 7, the WINAPI provides GetCurrentProcessId() and GetComputerName().

Simple example for GetComputerName():

const int BUF_SIZE = MAX_COMPUTERNAME_LENGTH + 1; char buf[BUF_SIZE] = ""; DWORD size = BUF_SIZE; if (GetComputerNameA(buf, &size)) // Explicitly calling ANSI version. { std::string computer_name(buf, size); } else { // Handle failure. } 

getpid() && gethostname() - use man to learn all about them...

#ifdef _WIN32 return GetCurrentProcessId(); #else return ::getpid(); #endif