API -> AnimateWindow [ Library : user32.dll, Category : Windows ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

AnimateWindow

Library : user32.dll Category : Windows

Api Example(s)
How to use AnimateWindow API to animate form on Load/Unload events

API Description :

The AnimateWindow function enables you to produce special effects when showing or hiding windows. There are three types of animation: roll, slide, and alpha-blended fade.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function AnimateWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal dwTime As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Boolean

Parameters :

· hwnd
[in] Handle to the window to animate. The calling thread must own this window.

· dwTime
[in] Specifies how long it takes to play the animation, in milliseconds. Typically, an animation takes 200 milliseconds to play.

· dwFlags
[in] Specifi

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. The function will fail in the following situations: 

The window uses the window region. 
The window is already visible and you are trying to sho

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows 2000 or later
Requires Windows 98 or later

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