RealGetWindowClass function
Applies to: desktop apps only
Retrieves a string that specifies the window type.
Syntax
UINT WINAPI RealGetWindowClass( __in HWND hwnd, __out LPTSTR pszType, __in UINT cchType );
Parameters
- hwnd [in]
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Type: HWND
A handle to the window whose type will be retrieved.
- pszType [out]
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Type: LPTSTR
A pointer to a string that receives the window type.
- cchType [in]
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Type: UINT
The length, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by the pszType parameter.
Return value
Type:
Type: UINT
If the function succeeds, the return value is the number of characters copied to the specified buffer.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
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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Unicode and ANSI names | RealGetWindowClassW (Unicode) |
See also
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Build date: 2/3/2012
RealGetWindowClass versus GetClassName
The difference between RealGetWindowClass and GetClassName is that RealGetWindowClass retrieves the name of the base class for superclassed windows. See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2010/12/31/10110524.aspx for more information.
- 12/31/2010
- stickboy
