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SetFocus (user32)
 
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Summary

C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern IntPtr SetFocus(IntPtr hWnd);

User-Defined Types:

None.

VB.NET Signature:

Private Declare Function SetFocus Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr) As IntPtr

Notes:

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Sample Code:

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'Focussing on a process's main window when PID is known:

Dim p As Process = Process.GetProcessById("ID Here")

SetFocus(p.MainWindowHandle)

Alternative Managed API:

Focus();

Documentation
SetFocus on MSDN

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