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Function name : FindWindowEx

Group: Window - Library: user32

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Retrieves a handle to a window whose class name and window name match the specified strings. The function searches child windows, beginning with the one following the specified child window.

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Code examples:

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Declaration:

HWND FindWindowEx(
	HWND hwndParent,
	HWND hwndChildAfter,
	LPCTSTR lpszClass,
	LPCTSTR lpszWindow
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER FindWindowEx IN user32;
	INTEGER  hwndParent,;
	INTEGER  hwndChildAfter,;
	STRING @ lpszClass,;
	STRING @ lpszWindow
  

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Parameters:

hwndParent [in] Handle to the parent window whose child windows are to be searched.

hwndChildAfter [in] Handle to a child window. The search begins with the next child window in the Z order.

lpszClass [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the class name or a class atom created by a previous call to the RegisterClass or RegisterClassEx function.

lpszWindow [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the window name (the window"s title). If this parameter is NULL, all window names match.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the window that has the specified class and window names.

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