The CreateNamedPipe function creates an instance of a named pipe and returns a handle for subsequent pipe operations. A named pipe server process uses this function either to create the first instance of a specific named pipe and establish its basic attributes or to create a new instance of an existing named pipe.
HANDLE CreateNamedPipe(
LPCTSTR lpName, |
// pointer to pipe name |
DWORD dwOpenMode, |
// pipe open mode |
DWORD dwPipeMode, |
// pipe-specific modes |
DWORD nMaxInstances, |
// maximum number of instances |
DWORD nOutBufferSize, |
// output buffer size, in bytes |
DWORD nInBufferSize, |
// input buffer size, in bytes |
DWORD nDefaultTimeOut, |
// time-out time, in milliseconds |
LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSecurityAttributes |
// pointer to security attributes structure |
); |
This parameter must specify one of the following pipe access mode flags. The same mode must be specified for each instance of the pipe:
Mode |
Description |
PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX |
The pipe is bidirectional; both server and client processes can read from and write to the pipe. This mode gives the server the equivalent of GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE access to the pipe. The client can specify GENERIC_READ or GENERIC_WRITE, or both, when it connects to the pipe using the CreateFile function. |
PIPE_ACCESS_INBOUND |
The flow of data in the pipe goes from client to server only. This mode gives the server the equivalent of GENERIC_READ access to the pipe. The client must specify GENERIC_WRITE access when connecting to the pipe. |
PIPE_ACCESS_OUTBOUND |
The flow of data in the pipe goes from server to client only. This mode gives the server the equivalent of GENERIC_WRITE access to the pipe. The client must specify GENERIC_READ access when connecting to the pipe. |
This parameter can also include either or both of the following flags, which enable write-through mode and overlapped mode. These modes can be different for different instances of the same pipe.
Mode |
Description |
FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH | |
Write-through mode is enabled. This mode affects only write operations on byte-type pipes and, then, only when the client and server processes are on different computers. If this mode is enabled, functions writing to a named pipe do not return until the data written is transmitted across the network and is in the pipe’s buffer on the remote computer. If this mode is not enabled, the system enhances the efficiency of network operations by buffering data until a minimum number of bytes accumulate or until a maximum time elapses. | |
FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED | |
Overlapped mode is enabled. If this mode is enabled, functions performing read, write, and connect operations that may take a significant time to be completed can return immediately. This mode enables the thread that started the operation to perform other operations while the time-consuming operation executes in the background. For example, in overlapped mode, a thread can handle simultaneous input and output (I/O) operations on multiple instances of a pipe or perform simultaneous read and write operations on the same pipe handle. If overlapped mode is not enabled, functions performing read, write, and connect operations on the pipe handle do not return until the operation is finished. The ReadFileEx and WriteFileEx functions can only be used with a pipe handle in overlapped mode. The ReadFile, WriteFile, ConnectNamedPipe, and TransactNamedPipe functions can execute either synchronously or as overlapped operations. |
This parameter can include any combination of the following security access mode flags. These modes can be different for different instances of the same pipe. They can be specified without concern for what other dwOpenMode modes have been specified.
Mode |
Description |
WRITE_DAC |
The caller will have write access to the named pipe’s discretionary access control list (ACL). |
WRITE_OWNER |
The caller will have write access to the named pipe’s owner. |
ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY |
The caller will have write access to the named pipe’s system ACL. |
One of the following type mode flags can be specified. The same type mode must be specified for each instance of the pipe. If you specify zero, the parameter defaults to byte-type mode.
Mode |
Description |
PIPE_TYPE_BYTE |
Data is written to the pipe as a stream of bytes. This mode cannot be used with PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE. |
PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE |
Data is written to the pipe as a stream of messages. This mode can be used with either PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE or PIPE_READMODE_BYTE. |
One of the following read mode flags can be specified. Different instances of the same pipe can specify different read modes. If you specify zero, the parameter defaults to byte-read mode.
Mode |
Description |
PIPE_READMODE_BYTE |
Data is read from the pipe as a stream of bytes. This mode can be used with either PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE or PIPE_TYPE_BYTE. |
PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE |
Data is read from the pipe as a stream of messages. This mode can be only used if PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE is also specified. |
One of the following wait mode flags can be specified. Different instances of the same pipe can specify different wait modes. If you specify zero, the parameter defaults to blocking mode.
Mode |
Description |
PIPE_WAIT |
Blocking mode is enabled. When the pipe handle is specified in the ReadFile, WriteFile, or ConnectNamedPipe function, the operations are not completed until there is data to read, all data is written, or a client is connected. Use of this mode can mean waiting indefinitely in some situations for a client process to perform an action. |
PIPE_NOWAIT |
Nonblocking mode is enabled. In this mode, ReadFile, WriteFile, and ConnectNamedPipe always return immediately. Note that nonblocking mode is supported for compatibility with Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.0 and should not be used to achieve asynchronous I/O with named pipes. |
If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the server end of a named pipe instance.
If the function fails, the return value is INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE. To get extended error information, call GetLastError. The return value is ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER if nMaxInstances is greater than PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES.
To create an instance of a named pipe by using CreateNamedPipe, the user must have FILE_CREATE_PIPE_INSTANCE access to the named pipe object. If a new named pipe is being created, the access control list (ACL) from the security attributes parameter defines the discretionary access control for the named pipe.
All instances of a named pipe must specify the same pipe type (byte-type or message-type), pipe access (duplex, inbound, or outbound), instance count, and time-out value. If different values are used, this function fails and GetLastError returns ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED.
The input and output buffer sizes are advisory. The actual buffer size reserved for each end of the named pipe is either the system default, the system minimum or maximum, or the specified size rounded up to the next allocation boundary.
The pipe server should not perform a blocking read operation until the pipe client has started. Otherwise, a race condition can occur. This typically occurs when initialization code, such as the C run-time, needs to lock and examine inherited handles.
An instance of a named pipe is always deleted when the last handle to the instance of the named pipe is closed.
ConnectNamedPipe, CreateFile, ReadFile, ReadFileEx, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, TransactNamedPipe, WaitNamedPipe, WriteFile, WriteFileEx
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