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GetActiveWindow

This function retrieves the window handle to the active window associated with the thread that calls the function.

HWND GetActiveWindow(void);

Return Values

The handle to the active window associated with the calling thread's message queue indicates success. NULL indicates failure.

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 1.0 and later Winuser.h   Caret.lib, Foregnd.lib

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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