Can be used to find the active window Hwnd for GetWindowText
Sample Code:
Inside a Windows Form:
if (GetActiveWindow() == e.Handle) {
// The Form is the active window
}
Alternative Managed API:
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An IntPtr is a pointer to a memory location (unmanaged) that adapts to the platform it is running on (64-bit, etc.) UNLIKE a standard int/Integer. You should always use this type for unmanaged calls that require it, even though an int will appear to work on your development machine.
1/13/2008 4:00:13 AM - Damon Carr-72.43.165.29
Copies the text of the specified window's title bar (if it has one) into a buffer. If the specified window is a control, the text of the control is copied. However, GetWindowText cannot retrieve the text of a control in another application, If the target window is owned by the current process, GetWindowText causes a WM_GETTEXT message to be sent to the specified window or control.