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

SetCapture

Library : user32.dll Category : _CategoryNotSet

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API Description :

The SetCapture function sets the mouse capture to the specified window belonging to the current thread. Once a window has captured the mouse, all mouse input is directed to that window, regardless of whether the cursor is within the borders of that window

VB Declaration :

Show Multiline Public Private

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

Parameters :

· hWnd
Identifies the window in the current thread that is to capture the mouse.

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle of the window that had previously captured the mouse. If there is no such window, the return value is NULL.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Windows.Forms.Control.Capture