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Function name : ShowWindow

Group: Window - Library: user32

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The ShowWindow function sets the show state for the specified window.

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Declaration:

BOOL ShowWindow(
  HWND hWnd,     // handle to window
  int nCmdShow   // show state
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER ShowWindow IN user32;
    INTEGER hwnd,;
    INTEGER nCmdShow  

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Parameters:

hWnd [in] Handle to the window

nCmdShow [in] Specifies how the window is to be shown

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Return value:

If the window was previously visible, the return value is nonzero. If the window was previously hidden, the return value is zero

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