The SetForegroundWindow function puts the thread that created the specified window into the foreground and activates the window. Keyboard input is directed to the window, and various visual cues are changed for the user. The system assigns a slightly higher priority to the thread that created the foreground window than it does to other threads.
BOOL SetForegroundWindow(
HWND hWnd // handle to window to bring to foreground
);
If the window was brought to the foreground, the return value is nonzero.
If the window was not brought to the foreground, the return value is zero.
The foreground window is the window at the top of the Z order. It is the window that the user is working with. In a preemptive multitasking environment, you should generally let the user control which window is the foreground window.
Windows NT 5.0 and later: An application cannot force a window to the foreground while the user is working with another window. Instead, SetForegroundWindow will activate the window (see SetActiveWindow) and call the FlashWindowEx function to notify the user.
Windows CE: The thread that owns the window is not given a priority boost.
Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
Header: Declared in winuser.h.
Import Library: Use user32.lib.
Windows Overview, Window Functions, FlashWindowEx, GetForegroundWindow, SetActiveWindow