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4/8/2010

This function retrieves the window handle to the current owner of the clipboard.

Syntax 

HWND GetClipboardOwner(void);

Parameters

None.

Return Value

The handle of the window that owns the clipboard indicates success. NULL indicates that the clipboard is not owned. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The clipboard can still contain data even if the clipboard is not currently owned.

In general, the clipboard owner is the window that last placed data in clipboard. The EmptyClipboardfunction assigns clipboard ownership.

Requirements

Header winuser.h
Library Clipbd.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also