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

AdjustWindowRectEx

Library : user32.dll Category : Rect

Api Example(s)
How to resize window accurately to get desired client area ?

API Description :

The AdjustWindowRectEx function calculates the required size of the window rectangle, based on the desired size of the client rectangle. The window rectangle can then be passed to the CreateWindowEx function to create a window whose client area is the des

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function AdjustWindowRectEx Lib "user32" Alias "AdjustWindowRectEx" (lpRect As RECT, ByVal dsStyle As Long, ByVal bMenu As Long, ByVal dwEsStyle As Long) As Long

Parameters :

· lpRect
Pointer to a RECT structure that contains the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corners of the desired client area. When the function returns, the structure contains the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corners of the wind

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.ClientSize