C# Signature:

[DllImport("coredll.dll")]
static extern IntPtr SetCapture(IntPtr hWnd);

VB .NET Signature:

Declare Function SetCapture Lib "coredll.dll" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr) As IntPtr

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

You can use SetCapture in conjunction with GetCapture to obtain the window handle of a Control. See the sample code below.

Sample Code:

public IntPtr GetHWnd(Control ctrl)
{
   IntPtr hOldWnd = GetCapture();
   ctrl.Capture = true;
   IntPtr hWnd = GetCapture();
   ctrl.Capture = false;
   SetCapture(hOldWnd);
   return hWnd;
}

Alternative Managed API:

None