GetChildRect method
Available for all objects.
Prototype
GetChildRect Proto hWnd:HWND, lpRect:DWord
Syntax
Invoke GetChildRect, hWnd, lpRect
Function
Retrieves the dimensions of the bounding rectangle for the specified object.
Parameters
hWnd
Handle to the object.
lpRect
Pointer to the address of a RECT structure that receives the bounding rectangle.
Return value
Eax/Rax returns TRUE if successful, or FALSE if not.
Possible returned values are:
TRUE The RECT structure pointed by lpRect is filled with the object dimensions.
FALSE hWnd is not a valid handle.
REMARKS: If the object is a child control or an MDI child
window, the coordinates of the object (left and top members of the RECT structure) are relative to its parent client area. If the object has no
parent (window objects), then the coordinates are relative to the screen.
IMPORTANT: The dimensions of the bounding rectangle are retrieved
in Pixels o Twips depending on the ScaleMode property of the owner window o Picture
object containing the child control. If the parent of the child control is a DialogBox object, the
dimensions are always retrieved in Pixels.