DrawAnimatedRects

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
No
Import Library
user32.lib
Header File
winuser.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

[Now Supported on Windows NT]

The DrawAnimatedRects function draws a wire-frame rectangle and animates it to indicate the opening of an icon or the minimizing or maximizing of a window.

BOOL WINAPI DrawAnimatedRects(

HWND hwnd,	// handle to clipping window
int idAni,	// type of animation
CONST RECT *lprcFrom,	// pointer to rectangle coordinates (minimized)
CONST RECT *lprcTo	// pointer to rectangle coordinates (restored)
);

Parameters
hwnd

Handle to the window to which the rectangle is clipped. If this parameter is NULL, the working area of the screen is used.

idAni

This parameter is reserved and must be zero.

lprcFrom

Points to a SMALL_RECT structure specifying the location and size of the icon or minimized window. Coordinates are relative to the rectangle specified by the lprcClip parameter.

lprcTo

Points to a SMALL_RECT structure specifying the location and size of the restored window. Coordinates are relative to the rectangle specified by the lprcClip parameter.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.