GetWindowRect Function

Declare Function GetWindowRect Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As Long, lpRect As RECT) As Long

Platforms: Win 32s, Win 95/98, Win NT

GetWindowRect reads the size and position of a window. This information is put into the variable passed as lpRect. The rectangle receives the coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of the window. If the window is past one of the edges of the screen, the values will reflect that (for example, if the left edge of a window is off the screen, the rectangle's .Left property will be negative). The function returns 0 if an error occured, or 1 if successful.

hwnd

The handle of the window to read the position and width of.

lpRect

Variable that receives the coordinates of the upper-left and lower-right corners of the window.

Example:

' Display the width and height of window Form1
' Width and height can be calculated from the coordinates returned in the rectangle.
Dim r As RECT  ' receives window rectangle
Dim retval As Long  ' return value

retval = GetWindowRect(Form1.hWnd, r)  ' set r equal to Form1's rectangle
Debug.Print "Width ="; r.Right - r.Left
Debug.Print "Height ="; r.Bottom - r.Top

See Also: MoveWindow, SetWindowPos
Category: Windows

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