SipShowIM

This function shows or hides the currently active input panel window. An application must call this function to display the input panel and its current input method.

At a Glance

Header file: Sipapi.h
Windows CE versions: 2.10 and later

Syntax

BOOL SipShowIM( DWORD dwFlags );

Parameters

dwShow

[in] Specifies whether to show or hide the current input panel window. It is one of the following flags:

Value Description
SIPF_ON Shows the input panel window.
SIPF_OFF Hides the input panel window.

Return Values

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

When this function is called, the input panel notifies the input method (IM) of the appropriate action to take, which is whether to adopt a hidden or visible state.

On devices that have a limited display area, an application can call SipShowIM to hide the input panel and increase the display area for output.