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Function name : SetCapture

Group: Mouse Input - Library: user32

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The SetCapture function sets the mouse capture to the specified window belonging to the current thread.

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Code examples:

Setting the mouse capture to the specified window
Displaying dimmed window behind VFP top-level form
GDI+: Implementing image scrolling with inertia

Declaration:

HWND SetCapture(
  HWND hWnd   // handle to window
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER SetCapture IN user32;
	INTEGER hWnd  

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Parameters:

hWnd [in] Handle to the window in the current thread that is to capture the mouse.

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Return value:

The return value is a handle to the window that had previously captured the mouse. If there is no such window, the return value is NULL.

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