c++ - How do I get the HMODULE for the currently executing code?

Question

I have a static library that may get linked into either a .exe or a .dll. At runtime I want one of my library functions to get the HMODULE for whatever thing the static library code has been linked into.

I currently use the following trick (inspired from this forum):

const HMODULE GetCurrentModule()
{
    MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION mbi = {0};
    ::VirtualQuery( GetCurrentModule, &mbi, sizeof(mbi) );

    return reinterpret_cast<HMODULE>(mbi.AllocationBase);
}

Is there a better way to do this that doesn't look so hacky?

(Note: The purpose of this is to load some Win32 resources that I know my users will have linked in at the same time as my static library.)

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/557081/how-do-i-get-the-hmodule-for-the-currently-executing-code

Answer 1

HMODULE GetCurrentModule()
{ // NB: XP+ solution!
  HMODULE hModule = NULL;
  GetModuleHandleEx(
    GET_MODULE_HANDLE_EX_FLAG_FROM_ADDRESS,
    (LPCTSTR)GetCurrentModule,
    &hModule);

  return hModule;
}