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WINDOWINFO structure

Applies to: desktop apps only

Contains window information.

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typedef struct tagWINDOWINFO {
  DWORD cbSize;
  RECT  rcWindow;
  RECT  rcClient;
  DWORD dwStyle;
  DWORD dwExStyle;
  DWORD dwWindowStatus;
  UINT  cxWindowBorders;
  UINT  cyWindowBorders;
  ATOM  atomWindowType;
  WORD  wCreatorVersion;
} WINDOWINFO, *PWINDOWINFO, *LPWINDOWINFO;

Members

cbSize: Type: DWORD; The size of the structure, in bytes. The caller must set this member to sizeof(WINDOWINFO).
rcWindow: Type: RECT; The coordinates of the window.
rcClient: Type: RECT; The coordinates of the client area.
dwStyle: Type: DWORD; The window styles. For a table of window styles, see Window Styles.
dwExStyle: Type: DWORD; The extended window styles. For a table of extended window styles, see Extended Window Styles.
dwWindowStatus: Type: DWORD; The window status. If this member is WS_ACTIVECAPTION (0x0001), the window is active. Otherwise, this member is zero.
cxWindowBorders: Type: UINT; The width of the window border, in pixels.
cyWindowBorders: Type: UINT; The height of the window border, in pixels.
atomWindowType: Type: ATOM; The window class atom (see RegisterClass).
wCreatorVersion: Type: WORD; The Windows version of the application that created the window.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
Header	Winuser.h (include Windows.h)

WINDOWINFO structure

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