what API used to hide window

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what API used to hide window..

Answer / sanjay

ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_HIDE); // to hide window
ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_SHOW); // to show window

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what API used to hide window..

Answer / nandu

// 2709test1.cpp : Defines the entry point for the application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "2709test1.h"
#include <windows.h>
#include "resource.h"
#define INIT_MENU_POS 0
#define HELLO_MENU_POS 2
#define RECT_MENU_POS 1
#define IDM_FIRSTCHILD 50000
LRESULT CALLBACK FrameWndProc (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM) ;
BOOL CALLBACK CloseEnumProc (HWND, LPARAM) ;
LRESULT CALLBACK HelloWndProc (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM) ;
LRESULT CALLBACK RectWndProc (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM) ;
// structure for storing data unique to each Hello child window
typedef struct tagHELLODATA
{
UINT iColor ;
COLORREF clrText ;
}
HELLODATA, * PHELLODATA ;
// structure for storing data unique to each Rect child window
typedef struct tagRECTDATA
{
short cxClient ;
short cyClient ;
}
RECTDATA, * PRECTDATA ;
// global variables
TCHAR szAppName[] = TEXT ("MDIDemo") ;
TCHAR szFrameClass[] = TEXT ("MdiFrame") ;
TCHAR szHelloClass[] = TEXT ("MdiHelloChild") ;
TCHAR szRectClass[] = TEXT ("MdiRectChild") ;
HINSTANCE hInst ;
HMENU hMenuInit, hMenuHello, hMenuRect ;
HMENU hMenuInitWindow, hMenuHelloWindow, hMenuRectWindow ;

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE
hPrevInstance,
PSTR szCmdLine, int iCmdShow)
{
HACCEL hAccel ;
HWND hwndFrame, hwndClient ;
MSG msg ;
WNDCLASS wndclass ;
hInst = hInstance ;
// Register the frame window class
//This document is created with the unregistered version
of CHM2PDF Pilot
// Register the frame window class
wndclass.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW ;
wndclass.lpfnWndProc = FrameWndProc ;
wndclass.cbClsExtra = 0 ;
wndclass.cbWndExtra = 0 ;
wndclass.hInstance = hInstance ;
wndclass.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION) ;
wndclass.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW) ;
wndclass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) (COLOR_APPWORKSPACE + 1) ;
wndclass.lpszMenuName = NULL ;
wndclass.lpszClassName = szFrameClass ;

if (!RegisterClass (&wndclass))
{
MessageBox (NULL, TEXT ("This program requires Windows
NT!"),szAppName, MB_ICONERROR) ;
return 0 ;
}

// Register the Hello child window class
wndclass.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW ;
wndclass.lpfnWndProc = HelloWndProc ;
wndclass.cbClsExtra = 0 ;
wndclass.cbWndExtra = sizeof (HANDLE) ;
wndclass.hInstance = hInstance ;
wndclass.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION) ;
wndclass.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW) ;
wndclass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject
(WHITE_BRUSH) ;
wndclass.lpszMenuName = NULL ;
wndclass.lpszClassName = szHelloClass ;
RegisterClass (&wndclass) ;
// Register the Rect child window class
wndclass.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW ;
wndclass.lpfnWndProc = RectWndProc ;
wndclass.cbClsExtra = 0 ;
wndclass.cbWndExtra = sizeof (HANDLE) ;
wndclass.hInstance = hInstance ;
wndclass.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION) ;
wndclass.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW) ;
wndclass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject
(WHITE_BRUSH) ;
wndclass.lpszMenuName = NULL ;
wndclass.lpszClassName = szRectClass ;
RegisterClass (&wndclass) ;
// Obtain handles to three possible menus & submenus

hMenuInit = LoadMenu (hInstance, TEXT ("MdiMenuInit")) ;
hMenuHello = LoadMenu (hInstance, TEXT ("MdiMenuHello")) ;
hMenuRect = LoadMenu (hInstance, TEXT ("MdiMenuRect")) ;
hMenuInitWindow = GetSubMenu (hMenuInit, INIT_MENU_POS) ;
hMenuHelloWindow = GetSubMenu (hMenuHello, HELLO_MENU_POS) ;
hMenuRectWindow = GetSubMenu (hMenuRect, RECT_MENU_POS) ;
// Load accelerator table
hAccel = LoadAccelerators (hInstance, szAppName) ;
// Create the frame window

hwndFrame = CreateWindow (szFrameClass, TEXT ("MDI
Demonstration"),
WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_CLIPCHILDREN,
CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,
NULL, hMenuInit, hInstance, NULL) ;
hwndClient = GetWindow (hwndFrame, GW_CHILD) ;
ShowWindow (hwndFrame, iCmdShow) ;
UpdateWindow (hwndFrame) ;
// Enter the modified message loop

while (GetMessage (&msg, NULL, 0, 0))
{
if (!TranslateMDISysAccel (hwndClient, &msg)
&&!TranslateAccelerator (hwndFrame, hAccel, &msg))
{
TranslateMessage (&msg) ;
DispatchMessage (&msg) ;
}
}
// Clean up by deleting unattached menus
DestroyMenu (hMenuHello) ;
DestroyMenu (hMenuRect) ;
return msg.wParam ;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK FrameWndProc (HWND hwnd, UINT message,
WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
static HWND hwndClient ;
CLIENTCREATESTRUCT clientcreate ;
HWND hwndChild ;
MDICREATESTRUCT mdicreate ;

switch (message)
{
case WM_CREATE: // Create the client window
clientcreate.hWindowMenu = hMenuInitWindow ;
clientcreate.idFirstChild = IDM_FIRSTCHILD ;
hwndClient = CreateWindow (TEXT ("MDICLIENT"), NULL,
WS_CHILD | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | WS_VISIBLE,
0, 0, 0, 0, hwnd, (HMENU) 1, hInst,
(PSTR) &clientcreate) ;
return 0 ;

case WM_COMMAND:
switch (LOWORD (wParam))
{
case IDM_FILE_NEWHELLO: // Create a Hello child window
mdicreate.szClass = szHelloClass ;
mdicreate.szTitle = TEXT ("Hello") ;
mdicreate.hOwner = hInst ;
mdicreate.x = CW_USEDEFAULT ;
mdicreate.y = CW_USEDEFAULT ;
mdicreate.cx = CW_USEDEFAULT ;
mdicreate.cy = CW_USEDEFAULT ;
mdicreate.style = 0 ;
mdicreate.lParam = 0 ;
hwndChild = (HWND) SendMessage (hwndClient,
WM_MDICREATE, 0,
(LPARAM) (LPMDICREATESTRUCT) &mdicreate) ;
return 0 ;

case IDM_FILE_NEWRECT: // Create a Rect child window
mdicreate.szClass = szRectClass ;
mdicreate.szTitle = TEXT ("Rectangles") ;
mdicreate.hOwner = hInst ;
mdicreate.x = CW_USEDEFAULT ;
mdicreate.y = CW_USEDEFAULT ;
mdicreate.cx = CW_USEDEFAULT ;
mdicreate.cy = CW_USEDEFAULT ;
mdicreate.style = 0 ;
mdicreate.lParam = 0 ;
hwndChild = (HWND) SendMessage (hwndClient,
WM_MDICREATE, 0,
(LPARAM) (LPMDICREATESTRUCT) &mdicreate) ;
return 0 ;

case IDM_FILE_CLOSE: // Close the active window
hwndChild = (HWND) SendMessage
(hwndClient,WM_MDIGETACTIVE, 0, 0) ;
if (SendMessage (hwndChild, WM_QUERYENDSESSION, 0, 0))
SendMessage (hwndClient, WM_MDIDESTROY,
(WPARAM) hwndChild, 0) ;
return 0 ;
case IDM_APP_EXIT: // Exit the program
SendMessage (hwnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0) ;
return 0 ;
// messages for arranging windows
case IDM_WINDOW_TILE:
SendMessage (hwndClient, WM_MDITILE, 0, 0) ;
return 0 ;
case IDM_WINDOW_CASCADE:
SendMessage (hwndClient, WM_MDICASCADE, 0, 0) ;
return 0 ;
case IDM_WINDOW_ARRANGE:
SendMessage (hwndClient, WM_MDIICONARRANGE, 0, 0) ;
return 0 ;
case IDM_WINDOW_CLOSEALL: // Attempt to close all children
EnumChildWindows (hwndClient, CloseEnumProc, 0) ;
return 0 ;
default: // Pass to active child...
hwndChild = (HWND) SendMessage (hwndClient,
WM_MDIGETACTIVE, 0, 0) ;
if (IsWindow (hwndChild))
SendMessage (hwndChild, WM_COMMAND, wParam, lParam) ;
break ; // ...and then to DefFrameProc
}
break ;

case WM_QUERYENDSESSION:
case WM_CLOSE: // Attempt to close all children
SendMessage (hwnd, WM_COMMAND, IDM_WINDOW_CLOSEALL, 0) ;
if (NULL != GetWindow (hwndClient, GW_CHILD))
return 0 ;
break ; // i.e., call DefFrameProc
case WM_DESTROY:
PostQuitMessage (0) ;
return 0 ;
}
// Pass unprocessed messages to DefFrameProc (not
DefWindowProc)
return DefFrameProc (hwnd, hwndClient, message, wParam,
lParam) ;
}
BOOL CALLBACK CloseEnumProc (HWND hwnd, LPARAM lParam)
{
if (GetWindow (hwnd, GW_OWNER)) // Check for icon title
return TRUE ;
SendMessage (GetParent (hwnd), WM_MDIRESTORE, (WPARAM)
hwnd, 0) ;
if (!SendMessage (hwnd, WM_QUERYENDSESSION, 0, 0))
return TRUE ;
SendMessage (GetParent (hwnd), WM_MDIDESTROY, (WPARAM)
hwnd, 0) ;
return TRUE ;
}
LRESULT CALLBACK HelloWndProc (HWND hwnd, UINT message,
WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
static COLORREF clrTextArray[] = { RGB (0, 0, 0), RGB
(255, 0, 0),
RGB (0, 255, 0), RGB ( 0, 0, 255),
RGB (255, 255, 255) } ;
static HWND hwndClient, hwndFrame ;
HDC hdc ;
HMENU hMenu ;
PHELLODATA pHelloData ;
PAINTSTRUCT ps ;
RECT rect ;
switch (message)
{
case WM_CREATE:
// Allocate memory for window private data
pHelloData = (PHELLODATA) HeapAlloc (GetProcessHeap (),
HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof (HELLODATA)) ;
pHelloData->iColor = IDM_COLOR_BLACK ;
pHelloData->clrText = RGB (0, 0, 0) ;
SetWindowLong (hwnd, 0, (long) pHelloData) ;
// Save some window handles
hwndClient = GetParent (hwnd) ;
hwndFrame = GetParent (hwndClient) ;
return 0 ;
case WM_COMMAND:
switch (LOWORD (wParam))
{
case IDM_COLOR_BLACK:
case IDM_COLOR_RED:
case IDM_COLOR_GREEN:
case IDM_COLOR_BLUE:
case IDM_COLOR_WHITE:
// Change the text color
pHelloData = (PHELLODATA) GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0) ;
hMenu = GetMenu (hwndFrame) ;
CheckMenuItem (hMenu, pHelloData->iColor, MF_UNCHECKED) ;
pHelloData->iColor = wParam ;
CheckMenuItem (hMenu, pHelloData->iColor, MF_CHECKED) ;
pHelloData->clrText = clrTextArray[wParam -
IDM_COLOR_BLACK] ;
InvalidateRect (hwnd, NULL, FALSE) ;
}
return 0 ;

case WM_PAINT:
// Paint the window
hdc = BeginPaint (hwnd, &ps) ;
pHelloData = (PHELLODATA) GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0) ;
SetTextColor (hdc, pHelloData->clrText) ;
GetClientRect (hwnd, &rect) ;
DrawText (hdc, TEXT ("Hello, World!"), -1, &rect,
DT_SINGLELINE | DT_CENTER | DT_VCENTER) ;
EndPaint (hwnd, &ps) ;
return 0 ;

case WM_MDIACTIVATE:
// Set the Hello menu if gaining focus
if (lParam == (LPARAM) hwnd)
SendMessage (hwndClient, WM_MDISETMENU,
(WPARAM) hMenuHello, (LPARAM) hMenuHelloWindow) ;
// Check or uncheck menu item
pHelloData = (PHELLODATA) GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0) ;
CheckMenuItem (hMenuHello, pHelloData->iColor,
(lParam == (LPARAM) hwnd) ? MF_CHECKED : MF_UNCHECKED) ;
// Set the Init menu if losing focus
if (lParam != (LPARAM) hwnd)
SendMessage (hwndClient, WM_MDISETMENU, (WPARAM) hMenuInit,
(LPARAM) hMenuInitWindow) ;
DrawMenuBar (hwndFrame) ;
return 0 ;

case WM_QUERYENDSESSION:
case WM_CLOSE:
if (IDOK != MessageBox (hwnd, TEXT ("OK to close window?"),
TEXT ("Hello"),
MB_ICONQUESTION | MB_OKCANCEL))
return 0 ;
break ; // i.e., call DefMDIChildProc
case WM_DESTROY:
pHelloData = (PHELLODATA) GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0) ;
HeapFree (GetProcessHeap (), 0, pHelloData) ;
return 0 ;
}
// Pass unprocessed message to DefMDIChildProc
return DefMDIChildProc (hwnd, message, wParam, lParam) ;
}

LRESULT CALLBACK RectWndProc (HWND hwnd, UINT message,
WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
static HWND hwndClient, hwndFrame ;
HBRUSH hBrush ;
HDC hdc ;
PRECTDATA pRectData ;
PAINTSTRUCT ps ;
int xLeft, xRight, yTop, yBottom ;
short nRed, nGreen, nBlue ;

switch (message)
{
case WM_CREATE:
// Allocate memory for window private data
pRectData = (PRECTDATA) HeapAlloc (GetProcessHeap (),
HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof (RECTDATA)) ;
SetWindowLong (hwnd, 0, (long) pRectData) ;
// Start the timer going
SetTimer (hwnd, 1, 250, NULL) ;
// Save some window handles
hwndClient = GetParent (hwnd) ;
hwndFrame = GetParent (hwndClient) ;
return 0 ;
case WM_SIZE: // If not minimized, save the window size
if (wParam != SIZE_MINIMIZED)
{
pRectData = (PRECTDATA) GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0) ;
pRectData->cxClient = LOWORD (lParam) ;
pRectData->cyClient = HIWORD (lParam) ;
}
break ; // WM_SIZE must be processed by DefMDIChildProc

case WM_TIMER: // Display a random rectangle
pRectData = (PRECTDATA) GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0) ;
xLeft = rand () % pRectData->cxClient ;
xRight = rand () % pRectData->cxClient ;
yTop = rand () % pRectData->cyClient ;
yBottom = rand () % pRectData->cyClient ;
nRed = rand () & 255 ;
nGreen = rand () & 255 ;
nBlue = rand () & 255 ;
hdc = GetDC (hwnd) ;
hBrush = CreateSolidBrush (RGB (nRed, nGreen, nBlue)) ;
SelectObject (hdc, hBrush) ;
Rectangle (hdc, min (xLeft, xRight), min (yTop, yBottom),
max (xLeft, xRight), max (yTop, yBottom)) ;
ReleaseDC (hwnd, hdc) ;
DeleteObject (hBrush) ;
return 0 ;

case WM_PAINT:// Clear the window
InvalidateRect (hwnd, NULL, TRUE) ;
hdc = BeginPaint (hwnd, &ps) ;
EndPaint (hwnd, &ps) ;
return 0 ;

case WM_MDIACTIVATE: // Set the appropriate menu
if (lParam == (LPARAM) hwnd)
SendMessage (hwndClient, WM_MDISETMENU, (WPARAM) hMenuRect,
(LPARAM) hMenuRectWindow) ;
else
SendMessage (hwndClient, WM_MDISETMENU, (WPARAM) hMenuInit,
(LPARAM) hMenuInitWindow) ;
DrawMenuBar (hwndFrame) ;
return 0 ;

case WM_DESTROY:
pRectData = (PRECTDATA) GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0) ;
HeapFree (GetProcessHeap (), 0, pRectData) ;
KillTimer (hwnd, 1) ;
return 0 ;
}
// Pass unprocessed message to DefMDIChildProc
return DefMDIChildProc (hwnd, message, wParam, lParam) ;
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Microsoft Developer Studio generated resource script.
#include "resource.h"
#include "afxres.h"
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Menu
MDIMENUINIT MENU DISCARDABLE
BEGIN
POPUP "&File"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "New &Hello", IDM_FILE_NEWHELLO
MENUITEM "New &Rectangle", IDM_FILE_NEWRECT
MENUITEM SEPARATOR
MENUITEM "E&xit", IDM_APP_EXIT
END
END
MDIMENUHELLO MENU DISCARDABLE
BEGIN
POPUP "&File"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "New &Hello", IDM_FILE_NEWHELLO
MENUITEM "New &Rectangle", IDM_FILE_NEWRECT
MENUITEM "&Close", IDM_FILE_CLOSE
MENUITEM SEPARATOR
MENUITEM "E&xit", IDM_APP_EXIT
END
POPUP "&Color"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "&Black", IDM_COLOR_BLACK
MENUITEM "&Red", IDM_COLOR_RED
MENUITEM "&Green", IDM_COLOR_GREEN
MENUITEM "B&lue", IDM_COLOR_BLUE
MENUITEM "&White", IDM_COLOR_WHITE
END
POPUP "&Window"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "&Cascade\tShift+F5", IDM_WINDOW_CASCADE
MENUITEM "&Tile\tShift+F4", IDM_WINDOW_TILE
MENUITEM "Arrange &Icons", IDM_WINDOW_ARRANGE
MENUITEM "Close &All", IDM_WINDOW_CLOSEALL
END
END
MDIMENURECT MENU DISCARDABLE
BEGIN
POPUP "&File"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "New &Hello", IDM_FILE_NEWHELLO
MENUITEM "New &Rectangle", IDM_FILE_NEWRECT
MENUITEM "&Close", IDM_FILE_CLOSE
MENUITEM SEPARATOR
MENUITEM "E&xit", IDM_APP_EXIT
END
//This document is created with the unregistered version of
CHM2PDF Pilot
POPUP "&Window"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "&Cascade\tShift+F5", IDM_WINDOW_CASCADE
MENUITEM "&Tile\tShift+F4", IDM_WINDOW_TILE
MENUITEM "Arrange &Icons", IDM_WINDOW_ARRANGE
MENUITEM "Close &All", IDM_WINDOW_CLOSEALL
END
END
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Accelerator
MDIDEMO ACCELERATORS DISCARDABLE
BEGIN
VK_F4, IDM_WINDOW_TILE, VIRTKEY, SHIFT, NOINVERT
VK_F5, IDM_WINDOW_CASCADE, VIRTKEY, SHIFT, NOINVERT
END
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#define IDM_FILE_NEWHELLO 40001
#define IDM_FILE_NEWRECT 40002
#define IDM_APP_EXIT 40003
#define IDM_FILE_CLOSE 40004
#define IDM_COLOR_BLACK 40005
#define IDM_COLOR_RED 40006
#define IDM_COLOR_GREEN 40007
#define IDM_COLOR_BLUE 40008
#define IDM_COLOR_WHITE 40009
#define IDM_WINDOW_CASCADE 40010
#define IDM_WINDOW_TILE 40011
#define IDM_WINDOW_ARRANGE 40012
#define IDM_WINDOW_CLOSEALL 40013

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