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4/8/2010

Retrieves the current window state.

Syntax 

HRESULT get_WindowState(
  long* 
pWindowState
);

Parameters

pWindowState

Window state.

Return Value

Returns an HRESULTvalue.

Remarks

This member function returns a subset of the parameters of the Win32 ShowWindowfunction.

In particular, it returns SW_SHOW and SW_HIDE, depending on the current visibility of the window.

It also returns SW_MINIMIZE and SW_MAXIMIZE, depending on whether the window is an icon or is expanded.

Requirements

Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 3.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later
Note Microsoft DirectShow applications and DirectShow filters have different include file and Library requirements
For more information, see Setting Up the Build Environment