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Function name : CloseWindow

Group: Window - Library: user32

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The CloseWindow function minimizes (but does not destroy) the specified window.

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Code examples:

Minimizing all running applications

Declaration:

BOOL CloseWindow(
  HWND hWnd   // handle to window to minimize
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER CloseWindow IN user32;
	INTEGER hWnd  

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Parameters:

hWnd [in] Handle to the window to be minimized.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

It is an example of misleading name. To destroy a window, an application must use the DestroyWindow function.

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