Window styles

Defines

• #define WS_NONE   0x00000000L

  None style.
  

• #define WS_CHILD   0x40000000L

  Indicates the window is a child.
  

• #define WS_CAPTION   0x20000000L

  Creates a main window with caption.
  

• #define WS_SYSMENU   0x10000000L

  Creates a main window with system menu.
  

• #define WS_VISIBLE   0x08000000L

  Creates a window initially visible.
  

• #define WS_DISABLED   0x04000000L

  Creates a window initially disabled.
  

• #define WS_DLGFRAME   0x00800000L

  The window has a fixed frame, i.e. user can not drag the border of the window.
  

• #define WS_BORDER   0x00400000L

  Creates a window with border.
  

• #define WS_THICKFRAME   0x00200000L

  Creates a window with thick frame.
  

• #define WS_THINFRAME   0x00100000L

  Creates a window with thin frame.
  

• #define WS_VSCROLL   0x00080000L

  Creates a window with vertical scroll bar.
  

• #define WS_HSCROLL   0x00040000L

  Creates a window with horizontal scroll bar.
  

• #define WS_GROUP   0x00020000L

  Indicates the control is the leader of a group.
  

• #define WS_TABSTOP   0x00010000L

  Indicates the user can set the input focus to the control by using Tab key.
  

• #define WS_EX_CONTROL_MASK   0x0000000FL

  The extended style mask for control usage.
  

• #define WS_EX_INTERNAL_MASK   0xF0000000L

  The extended style mask for internal usage.
  

• #define WS_EX_NONE   0x00000000L

  No any extended window style.
  

• #define WS_EX_TROUNDCNS   0x00000010L

  The window have round corners in top.
  

• #define WS_EX_BROUNDCNS   0x00000020L

  The window have round corners at bottom.
  

• #define WS_EX_USEPRIVATECDC   0x00000040L

  The window has its own private client device context.
  

• #define WS_EX_NOTDRAGGABLE   0x00000080L

  A style controlling whether a main window can be dragged by using mouse.
  

• #define WS_EX_USEPARENTFONT   0x00000100L

  The window uses the font of its parent as the default font.
  

• #define WS_EX_USEPARENTCURSOR   0x00000200L

  The window uses the cursor of its parent as the default cursor.
  

• #define WS_EX_USEPARENTRDR   0x00000400L

  The window use the same window renderer as parent.
  

• #define WS_EX_NOPARENTNOTIFY   0x00000800L

  The window will not send any notification to the parent.
  

• #define WS_EX_AUTOSECONDARYDC   0x00001000L

  The window creates its own secondary device context automatically.
  

• #define WS_EX_TRANSPARENT   0x00002000L

  The window is transparent.
  

• #define WS_EX_TOPMOST   0x00004000L

  The main window is a topmost (always on top) window.
  

• #define WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW   0x00008000L

  The main window is a tool window, which can not gain the input focus.
  

• #define WS_EX_LEFTSCROLLBAR   0x00040000L

  The horizontal scroll bar of the window is located at left.
  

• #define WS_EX_RIGHTSCROLLBAR   0x00000000L

  The horizontal scroll bar of the window is located at right (default).
  

• #define WS_EX_DLGHIDE   0x00100000L

  The dialog won't show immediately after it is created.
  

• #define WS_EX_NOCLOSEBOX   0x00400000L

  The main window has no closing box on its caption.
  

• #define WS_EX_CLIPCHILDREN   0x00800000L

  When paint the window, the children areas will be clipped.
  

• #define WS_EX_LFRDR_MASK   0x0F000000L

  The style mask for LF renderer internal usage.
  

• #define WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM1   0x01000000L

  The user-defined extended style. It's often used to process user-defined hotspot area.
  

• #define WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM2   0x02000000L

  The user-defined extended style.
  

• #define WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM3   0x04000000L

  The user-defined extended style.
  

• #define WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM4   0x08000000L

  The user-defined extended style.
  

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Define Documentation

#define WS_BORDER   0x00400000L

Creates a window with border.

Definition at line 3035 of file window.h.

#define WS_CAPTION   0x20000000L

Creates a main window with caption.

Definition at line 3000 of file window.h.

#define WS_CHILD   0x40000000L

Indicates the window is a child.

Definition at line 2994 of file window.h.

#define WS_DISABLED   0x04000000L

Creates a window initially disabled.

Definition at line 3018 of file window.h.

#define WS_DLGFRAME   0x00800000L

The window has a fixed frame, i.e. user can not drag the border of the window.

Definition at line 3029 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_AUTOSECONDARYDC   0x00001000L

The window creates its own secondary device context automatically.

See also:

CreateSencondaryDC

Definition at line 3175 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_BROUNDCNS   0x00000020L

The window have round corners at bottom.

Definition at line 3126 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_CLIPCHILDREN   0x00800000L

When paint the window, the children areas will be clipped.

Definition at line 3230 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_CONTROL_MASK   0x0000000FL

The extended style mask for control usage.

Definition at line 3102 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_DLGHIDE   0x00100000L

The dialog won't show immediately after it is created.

Definition at line 3218 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_INTERNAL_MASK   0xF0000000L

The extended style mask for internal usage.

Definition at line 3108 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_LEFTSCROLLBAR   0x00040000L

The horizontal scroll bar of the window is located at left.

Definition at line 3206 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM1   0x01000000L

The user-defined extended style. It's often used to process user-defined hotspot area.

Definition at line 3243 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM2   0x02000000L

The user-defined extended style.

See also:

WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM1

Definition at line 3251 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM3   0x04000000L

The user-defined extended style.

See also:

WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM1

Definition at line 3259 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM4   0x08000000L

The user-defined extended style.

See also:

WS_EX_LFRDR_CUSTOM1

Definition at line 3267 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_LFRDR_MASK   0x0F000000L

The style mask for LF renderer internal usage.

Definition at line 3236 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_NOCLOSEBOX   0x00400000L

The main window has no closing box on its caption.

Definition at line 3224 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_NONE   0x00000000L

No any extended window style.

Definition at line 3114 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_NOPARENTNOTIFY   0x00000800L

The window will not send any notification to the parent.

See also:

NotifyParentEx

Definition at line 3167 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_NOTDRAGGABLE   0x00000080L

A style controlling whether a main window can be dragged by using mouse.

Definition at line 3140 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_RIGHTSCROLLBAR   0x00000000L

The horizontal scroll bar of the window is located at right (default).

Definition at line 3212 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW   0x00008000L

The main window is a tool window, which can not gain the input focus.

Definition at line 3194 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_TOPMOST   0x00004000L

The main window is a topmost (always on top) window.

Definition at line 3188 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_TRANSPARENT   0x00002000L

The window is transparent.

Note:

This style is only implemented for controls.

Definition at line 3182 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_TROUNDCNS   0x00000010L

The window have round corners in top.

Definition at line 3120 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_USEPARENTCURSOR   0x00000200L

The window uses the cursor of its parent as the default cursor.

Definition at line 3153 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_USEPARENTFONT   0x00000100L

The window uses the font of its parent as the default font.

Definition at line 3147 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_USEPARENTRDR   0x00000400L

The window use the same window renderer as parent.

Definition at line 3159 of file window.h.

#define WS_EX_USEPRIVATECDC   0x00000040L

The window has its own private client device context.

See also:

CreatePrivateClientDC

Definition at line 3134 of file window.h.

#define WS_GROUP   0x00020000L

Indicates the control is the leader of a group.

Note:

This style is valid only for controls.

Definition at line 3066 of file window.h.

#define WS_HSCROLL   0x00040000L

Creates a window with horizontal scroll bar.

Definition at line 3059 of file window.h.

#define WS_NONE   0x00000000L

None style.

Definition at line 2988 of file window.h.

#define WS_SYSMENU   0x10000000L

Creates a main window with system menu.

Definition at line 3006 of file window.h.

#define WS_TABSTOP   0x00010000L

Indicates the user can set the input focus to the control by using Tab key.

Note:

This style is valid only for controls.

Definition at line 3074 of file window.h.

#define WS_THICKFRAME   0x00200000L

Creates a window with thick frame.

Definition at line 3041 of file window.h.

#define WS_THINFRAME   0x00100000L

Creates a window with thin frame.

Definition at line 3047 of file window.h.

#define WS_VISIBLE   0x08000000L

Creates a window initially visible.

Definition at line 3012 of file window.h.

#define WS_VSCROLL   0x00080000L

Creates a window with vertical scroll bar.

Definition at line 3053 of file window.h.