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Function name : GetAncestor

Group: Window - Library: user32

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The GetAncestor function retrieves the handle to the ancestor of the specified window.

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Code examples:

The window and its ancestors

Declaration:

HWND GetAncestor(
  HWND hwnd,    // handle to window
  UINT gaFlags  // ancestor
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetAncestor IN user32;
	INTEGER hwnd,;
	INTEGER gaFlags  

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Parameters:

hwnd [in] Handle to the window whose ancestor is to be retrieved. If this parameter is the desktop window, the function returns NULL.

gaFlags [in] Specifies the ancestor to be retrieved.

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Return value:

The return value is the handle to the ancestor window.

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