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# es_proc_check_type_t

The type of call used when a process checks on the access of the target process.

```
struct es_proc_check_type_t
```

## Overview

This value provides detail, in coordination with [`flavor`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/es_event_proc_check_t/flavor) from [`es_event_proc_check_t`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/es_event_proc_check_t), to identify the functions and the type of data returned from checks called in `libproc.h`.

## Topics

### Process Check Result Types

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_DIRTYCONTROL`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_DIRTYCONTROL)

A type of process check that uses the process’s dirty state.

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_LISTPIDS`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_LISTPIDS)

A type of process check that lists related process identifiers.

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_PIDFDINFO`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_PIDFDINFO)

A type of process check that gets file descriptor information.

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_PIDFILEPORTINFO`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_PIDFILEPORTINFO)

A type of process check that gets port information.

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_PIDINFO`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_PIDINFO)

A type of process check that gets basic process information.

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_PIDRUSAGE`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_PIDRUSAGE)

A type of process check that gets a process’s resource usage information.

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_SETCONTROL`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_SETCONTROL)

A type of process check that sets the process control state.

### Deprecated Result Types

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_KERNMSGBUF`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_KERNMSGBUF)

A type of process check that checks the message buffer.

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_TERMINATE`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_TERMINATE)

A type of process check that terninates a process.

[`ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_UDATA_INFO`](/documentation/EndpointSecurity/ES_PROC_CHECK_TYPE_UDATA_INFO)

A type of process check that involves a user data token.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

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