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CreateStatusWindow (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This function creates a status window, which is typically used to display the status of an application. The window generally appears at the bottom of the parent window, and it contains the specified text.

Syntax

HWND CreateStatusWindow(
  LONG style, 
  LPSTR lpszText, 
  HWND hwndParent, 
  WORD wID 
);

Parameters

  • style
    Window styles for the status window. This parameter must include the WS_CHILD style and should also include the WS_VISIBLE style.
  • lpszText
    Long pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the status text for the first part.
  • hwndParent
    Handle to the parent window.
  • wID
    Control identifier for the status window. The window procedure uses this value to identify messages it sends to the parent window.

Return Value

The handle for the status window indicates success. NULL indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The CreateStatusWindow function calls the CreateWindow function to create the window. It passes the parameters to CreateWindow without modification and sets the position, width, and height parameters to default values.

Requirements

Header

commctrl.h

Library

commctrl.lib

See Also

Reference

Status Bars Functions
CreateWindow