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GetClipboardOwner (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This function retrieves the window handle to the current owner of the clipboard.

Syntax

HWND GetClipboardOwner(void);

Parameters

None.

Return Value

The handle of the window that owns the clipboard indicates success. NULL indicates that the clipboard is not owned. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The clipboard can still contain data even if the clipboard is not currently owned.

In general, the clipboard owner is the window that last placed data in clipboard. The EmptyClipboard function assigns clipboard ownership.

Requirements

Header

winuser.h

Library

Clipbd.lib

See Also

Reference

Clipboard Functions
EmptyClipboard