GetNextWindow

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

The GetNextWindow function retrieves the handle of the next or previous window in the Z order. The next window is below the specified window; the previous window is above. If the specified window is a topmost window, the function retrieves the handle of the next (or previous) topmost window. If the specified window is a top-level window, the function retrieves the handle of the next (or previous) top-level window. If the specified window is a a child window, the function searches for a handle of the next (or previous) child window.

HWND GetNextWindow(

HWND hWnd,	// handle of current window
UINT wCmd	// direction flag
);

Parameters
hWnd

Identifies a window. The window handle retrieved is relative to this window, based on the value of the wCmd parameter.

wCmd

Specifies whether the function returns the handle of the next window or of the previous window. This parameter can be either of the following values:

Value	Meaning
GW_HWNDNEXT	Returns the handle of the window below the given window.
GW_HWNDPREV	Returns the handle of the window above the given window.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle of the next (or previous) window. If there is no next (or previous) window, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks
Using this function is the same as calling the GetWindow function with the GW_HWNDNEXT or GW_HWNDPREV flag set.