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Function name : DrawAnimatedRects

Group: Painting and Drawing - Library: user32

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The DrawAnimatedRects function draws a wire-frame rectangle and animates it to indicate the opening of an icon or the minimizing or maximizing of a window.

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Code examples:

Animating a transition of the VFP form (a wire-frame rectangle)

Declaration:

BOOL DrawAnimatedRects(
  HWND hwnd,            // handle to clipping window
  int idAni,            // type of animation
  CONST RECT *lprcFrom, // rectangle coordinates (minimized)
  CONST RECT *lprcTo    // rectangle coordinates (restored)
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER DrawAnimatedRects IN user32;
	INTEGER   hwnd,;
	INTEGER   idAni,;
	STRING  @ lprcFrom,;
	STRING  @ lprcTo  

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Parameters:

hwnd [in] Handle to the window to which the rectangle is clipped. If this parameter is NULL, the working area of the screen is used.

idAni [in] Specifies the type of animation. If you specify IDANI_CAPTION, the window caption will animate from the position specified by lprcFrom to the position specified by lprcTo.

lprcFrom [in] Pointer to a RECT structure specifying the location and size of the icon or minimized window. Coordinates are relative to the clipping window hwnd.

lprcTo [in] Pointer to a RECT structure specifying the location and size of the restored window. Coordinates are relative to the clipping window hwnd.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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