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CreateStatusWindow

HWND CreateStatusWindow(
    LONG style, 	
    LPCTSTR lpszText, 	
    HWND hwndParent, 	
    UINT wID	
);	

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.

• Returns the handle for the status window if successful, or NULL otherwise. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

style

Window styles for the status window. This parameter must include the WS_CHILD style and should also include the WS_VISIBLE style.

lpszText

Address of a null-terminated string that specifies 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.

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.

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