GetCapture

This function retrieves the handle to the window (if any) that has captured the mouse or stylus input. Only one window at a time can capture the mouse or stylus input.

At a Glance

Header file: Winuser.h
Windows CE versions: 1.0 and later

Syntax

HWND GetCapture(void);

Return Values

The handle of the capture window associated with the current thread indicates success. NULL indicates that no window in the thread has captured the mouse.

Remarks

A NULL return value does not mean no other thread or process in the system has captured the mouse; it just means the current thread has not captured the mouse.

See Also

ReleaseCapture, SetCapture