cbasecontrolwindow-get-windowstate.md

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The get\_WindowState method retrieves the current window state.	118b6710-b041-4a7d-8cdb-b96ae3dcbb09	CBaseControlWindow.get_WindowState method (Ctlutil.h)	reference	4/26/2023	APIRef kbSyntax	CBaseControlWindow.get_WindowState	COM	Strmbase.lib Strmbase.dll Strmbasd.lib Strmbasd.dll	UpdateFrequency5

CBaseControlWindow.get_WindowState method

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The get_WindowState method retrieves the current window state.

Syntax

HRESULT get_WindowState(
   long *pWindowState
);

Parameters

pWindowState

Pointer to the window state.

Return value

Returns an HRESULT value.

Remarks

This member function returns a subset of the parameters of the Microsoft Win32 ShowWindow function. In particular, it returns SW_SHOW and SW_HIDE, depending on the current visibility of the window. It also returns SW_MINIMIZE and SW_MAXIMIZE, depending on whether the window is an icon or is expanded.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Header	Ctlutil.h (include Streams.h)
Library	Strmbase.lib (retail builds); Strmbasd.lib (debug builds)

See also

CBaseControlWindow Class