The GetCommMask function retrieves the value of the event mask for a specified communications device.
BOOL GetCommMask(
HANDLE hFile, |
// handle of communications device |
LPDWORD lpEvtMask |
// address of variable to get event mask |
); |
Value |
Meaning |
EV_BREAK |
A break was detected on input. |
EV_CTS |
The CTS (clear-to-send) signal changed state. |
EV_DSR |
The DSR (data-set-ready) signal changed state. |
EV_ERR |
A line-status error occurred. Line-status errors are CE_FRAME, CE_OVERRUN, and CE_RXPARITY. |
EV_EVENT1 |
An event of the first provider-specific type occured. |
EV_EVENT2 |
An event of the second provider-specific type occured. |
EV_PERR |
A printer error occured. |
EV_RING |
A ring indicator was detected. |
EV_RLSD |
The RLSD (receive-line-signal-detect) signal changed state. |
EV_RX80FULL |
The receive buffer is 80 percent full. |
EV_RXCHAR |
A character was received and placed in the input buffer. |
EV_RXFLAG |
The event character was received and placed in the input buffer. The event character is specified in the device’s DCB structure, which is applied to a serial port by using the SetCommState function. |
EV_TXEMPTY |
The last character in the output buffer was sent. |
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
The GetCommMask function uses a 32-bit mask variable to indicate the set of events that can be monitored for a particular communications resource. A handle to the communications resource can be specified in a call to the WaitCommEvent function, which waits for one of the events to occur. To modify the event mask of a communications resource, use the SetCommMask function.
CreateFile, DCB, SetCommMask, WaitCommEvent,