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PrintWindow (user32)
 
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Summary
The PrintWindow function copies a visual window into the specified device context (DC), typically a printer DC.

C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern IntPtr PrintWindow(IntPtr hwnd, IntPtr hDC, uint nFlags);

VB Signature:

Declare Function PrintWindow Lib "user32.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

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Notes:

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Tips & Tricks:

To capture only the client area of window, use PW_CLIENTONLY = 0x1 as nFlags

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PrintWindow on MSDN

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