API Reference

GetNumberOfRunningInstances

Description

Get the number of running instances of a Windows application.

 int GetNumberOfRunningInstances ()

Return

Data TypeDescription
intthe number of running instances

Remarks

This method can be used when your application is a standard Windows application such as a desktop application.

When this method is called, it identifies the name of the current process, looks for all running processes with the same name, and returns their count.