The IsWindowVisible function retrieves the visibility state of the specified window.
BOOL IsWindowVisible(
| HWND hWnd | // handle of window |
| ); |
Parameters
hWnd
Identifies the window.
Return Values
If the specified window and its parent window have the WS_VISIBLE style, the return value is nonzero.
If the specified window and its parent window do not have the WS_VISIBLE style, the return value is zero. Because the return value specifies whether the window has the WS_VISIBLE style, it may be nonzero even if the window is totally obscured by other windows.
Remarks
The visibility state of a window is indicated by the WS_VISIBLE style bit. When WS_VISIBLE is set, the window is displayed and subsequent drawing into it is displayed as long as the window has the WS_VISIBLE style.
Any drawing to a window with the WS_VISIBLE style will not be displayed if the window is obscured by other windows or is clipped by its parent window.
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