ShowWindowAsync function
Sets the show state of a window without waiting for the operation to complete.
Syntax
BOOL WINAPI ShowWindowAsync(
_In_ HWND hWnd,
_In_ int nCmdShow
);
Parameters
- hWnd [in]
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Type: HWND
A handle to the window.
- nCmdShow [in]
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Type: int
Controls how the window is to be shown. For a list of possible values, see the description of the ShowWindow function.
Return value
Type: Type: BOOL
If the operation was successfully started, the return value is nonzero.
Remarks
This function posts a show-window event to the message queue of the given window. An application can use this function to avoid becoming nonresponsive while waiting for a nonresponsive application to finish processing a show-window event.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
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See also
- Reference
- ShowWindow
- Conceptual
- Windows