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Control::FromChildHandle Method (IntPtr)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Retrieves the control that contains the specified handle.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

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static Control^ FromChildHandle(
	IntPtr handle
)

Parameters

handle
Type: System::IntPtr

The window handle (HWND) to search for.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Forms::Control^

The Control that represents the control associated with the specified handle; returns null if no control with the specified handle is found.

This method searches up the window handle parent chain until it finds a handle that is associated with a control. This method is more reliable than the FromHandle method, because it correctly returns controls that own more than one handle.

UIPermission

for all windows to call this method. Associated enumeration: AllWindows value of UIPermissionWindow.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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