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The DrawCaption function draws a window caption.

BOOL WINAPI DrawCaption(

    HWND hwnd,

// handle to window to get text and icon from

    HDC hdc,

// handle to device context to draw into

    LPCRECT lprc,

// pointer to rectangle to draw into

    UINT uFlags,

// set of drawing option flags

   );

Parameters

hwnd
Handle to a window that supplies text and an icon for the window caption.
hdc
Handle to a device context. The function draws the window caption into this device context.
lprc
Pointer to a RECT structure that specifies the bounding rectangle for the window caption.
uFlags
A set of bit flags that specify drawing options. You can set zero or more of the following flags:

Value

Meaning

DC_ACTIVE

The function uses the colors that denote an active caption.

DC_ICON

The function draws the icon when drawing the caption text.

DC_INBUTTON

The function draws the caption as a button.

DC_SMALLCAP

The function draws a small caption, using the current small caption font.

DC_TEXT

The function draws the caption text when drawing the caption.

If DC_SMALLCAP is specified, the function draws a normal window caption.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

See Also

RECT