CreateDialog

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This function creates a modeless dialog box from a dialog box template resource.

HWND
CreateDialog( HINSTANCE
hInstance
, LPCTSTR
lpTemplate
, HWND
hWndParent
, DLGPROC
lpDialogFunc
);

Parameters

hInstance

[in] Handle to the module whose executable file contains the dialog box template.

lpTemplate

[in] Long pointer to the dialog box template. This parameter is either the pointer to a null-terminated character string that specifies the name of the dialog box template or an integer value that specifies the resource identifier of the dialog box template. If the parameter specifies a resource identifier, its high-order word must be zero and its low-order word must contain the identifier. You can use the MAKEINTRESOURCEmacro to create this value.

hWndParent

[in] Handle to the window that owns the dialog box.

lpDialogFunc

[in] Long pointer to the dialog box procedure. For more information about the dialog box procedure, see DialogProc.

Return Values

The handle to the dialog box indicates success. NULL indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The CreateDialogfunction uses the CreateWindowExfunction to create the dialog box. CreateDialogthen sends a WM_INITDIALOGmessage to the dialog box procedure. The function displays the dialog box if the template specifies the WS_VISIBLE style. Finally, CreateDialogreturns the window handle to the dialog box.

After CreateDialogreturns, the application displays the dialog box (if it is not already displayed) by using the ShowWindowfunction. The application destroys the dialog box by using the DestroyWindowfunction.

Windows CE does not support all styles in the DLGTEMPLATEstructure. This structure is in the template identified by the lpTemplateparameter .

Requirements

Runs on	Versions	Defined in	Include	Link to
Windows CE OS	1.0 and later	Winuser.h

Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.