API -> SetForegroundWindow [ Library : user32.dll, Category :

SetForegroundWindow

Library : user32.dll Category : _CategoryNotSet

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API Description :

The SetForegroundWindow function puts the thread that created the specified window into the foreground and activates the window. Keyboard input is directed to the window, and various visual cues are changed for the user.

VB Declaration :

Show Multiline Public Private

Declare Function SetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" (ByVaL hwnd As Long) As Long

Parameters :

· hWnd
Identifies the window that should be activated and brought to the foreground.

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Windows.Forms.Form.Activate