GetWindowInfo function (winuser.h)

Retrieves information about the specified window.

Syntax

BOOL GetWindowInfo(
  [in]      HWND        hwnd,
  [in, out] PWINDOWINFO pwi
);

Parameters

[in] hwnd

Type: HWND

A handle to the window whose information is to be retrieved.

[in, out] pwi

Type: PWINDOWINFO

A pointer to a WINDOWINFO structure to receive the information. Note that you must set the cbSize member to sizeof(WINDOWINFO) before calling this function.

Return value

Type: BOOL

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.

To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	winuser.h (include Windows.h)
Library	User32.lib
DLL	User32.dll
API set	ext-ms-win-ntuser-window-l1-1-0 (introduced in Windows 8)

See also

Conceptual

Reference

WINDOWINFO

Windows