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Function name : GetParent

Group: Window - Library: user32

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The GetParent function retrieves a handle to the specified window"s parent or owner. To retrieve a handle to a specified ancestor, use the GetAncestor function.

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Code examples:

Simple Window Viewer
Terminating all running applications from a VFP program
The window and its ancestors

Declaration:

HWND GetParent(
  HWND hWnd   // handle to child window
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetParent IN user32;
	INTEGER hwnd  

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Parameters:

hWnd [in] Handle to the window whose parent window handle is to be retrieved.

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Return value:

If the window is a child window, the return value is a handle to the parent window. If the window is a top-level window, the return value is a handle to the owner window. If the window is a top-level unowned window or if the function fails, the return value is NULL.

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