This enumeration represents the
different priorities given to
a process. Process priorities, along with thread priorities,
determine how processor time is allocated. Most processes run with
Normal priority. Use Idle to
specify that processor time should be allocated to a process only
when the processor is idle. AboveNormal and
BelowNormal allow you to set priorities slightly
above or below Normal, but are not supported by
Windows 95, 98, or Me. An exception is thrown if you attempt to use
them.
High should be used only for time-critical tasks,
but use care in choosing this priority because little time will be
available to other applications. RealTime is the
maximum allowable priority. When this priority is used, the process
runs with higher priority than even the operating system. Assigning
High and RealTime to a process
will almost certainly make your system's user
interface unresponsive. For this reason, be careful when using these.
public enum ProcessPriorityClass {
Normal = 32,
Idle = 64,
High = 128,
RealTime = 256,
BelowNormal = 16384,
AboveNormal = 32768
}
System.ValueType