GetCapture

Syntax

HWND GetCapture( )

This function retrieves a handle that identifies the window that has the mouse capture. Only one window has the mouse capture at any given time; this window receives mouse input whether or not the cursor is within its borders.

This function has no parameters.

Return Value

The return value identifies the window that has the mouse capture; it is NULL if no window has the mouse capture.

Comments

A window receives the mouse capture when its handle is passed as the hWnd parameter of the SetCapture function.