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Function name : GetWindowRect

Group: Window - Library: user32

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Retrieves the dimensions of the bounding rectangle of the specified window.

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Declaration:

BOOL GetWindowRect(
	HWND hWnd,      // handle to window
	LPRECT lpRect   // window coordinates
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetWindowRect IN user32;
	INTEGER hWindow,;
	STRING @lpRect  

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Parameters:

hWnd [in] Handle to the window.

lpRect [out] Pointer to a RECT structure that receives the screen coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of the window.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

See also: GetClientRect, ScreenToClient, SetWindowPos.

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