TileWindows
[Now
Supported on Windows NT]
The TileWindows
function tiles the specified windows, or the child windows of the specified
parent window.
WORD WINAPI TileWindows(
|
HWND hwndParent, |
// handle
of parent window |
|
UINT wHow, |
// types of
windows not to arrange |
|
CONST RECT *lpRect, |
//
rectangle to arrange windows in |
|
UINT cKids, |
// number
of windows to arrange |
|
const HWND FAR *lpKids |
// array of
window handles |
|
); |
|
Parameters
hwndParent
Identifies
the parent window. If this parameter is NULL, the desktop window is assumed.
wHow
Specifies the
types of windows not to arrange, and whether to tile vertically or
horizontally. This parameter can be one of the following values combined with
zero or more of the values listed with the CascadeWindows function:
|
Value |
Meaning |
|
MDITILE_HORIZONTAL |
Tiles
windows horizontally. |
|
MDITILE_VERTICAL |
Tiles
windows vertically. |
lpRect
Points to a SMALL_RECT structure that specifies the
rectangular area, in screen coordinates, within which the windows are arranged.
If this parameter is NULL, the client area of the parent window is used.
cKids
Specifies the
number of elements in the array specified by the lpKids parameter. This
parameter is ignored if lpKids is NULL.
lpKids
Points to an
array of window handles identifying the windows to arrange. If this parameter
is NULL, the child windows of the specified parent window (or of the desktop
window) are arranged.
Return Values
If the
function succeeds, the return value is the number of windows arranged.
If the
function fails, the return value is zero.
See Also