CloseWindow function
Applies to: desktop apps only
Minimizes (but does not destroy) the specified window.
Syntax
BOOL WINAPI CloseWindow( __in HWND hWnd );
Parameters
- hWnd [in]
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Type: HWND
A handle to the window to be minimized.
Return value
Type:
Type: BOOL
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Remarks
To destroy a window, an application must use the DestroyWindow function.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional |
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Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server |
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See also
- Reference
- ArrangeIconicWindows
- DestroyWindow
- IsIconic
- OpenIcon
- Conceptual
- Windows
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Build date: 2/3/2012
Simulating the caption close button
To simulate the user clicking a window's close button use:
SendMessage(hwnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
SendMessage(hwnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
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- Simon Buchan
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