CWnd::ModifyStyleEx

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12/01/2015

Call this member function to modify a window's extended style.

Syntax

      BOOL ModifyStyleEx(
   DWORD dwRemove,
   DWORD dwAdd,
   UINT nFlags = 0 
);

Parameters

dwRemove
Specifies extended styles to be removed during style modification.
dwAdd
Specifies extended styles to be added during style modification.
nFlags
Flags to be passed to SetWindowPos, or zero if SetWindowPos should not be called. The default is zero. See the Remarks section for a list of preset flags.

Return Value

Nonzero if style was successfully modified; otherwise, 0.

Remarks

Styles to be added or removed can be combined by using the bitwise OR (|) operator. See the topics Extended Window Styles in this book and CreateWindowEx in the Windows SDK for information about the available extended styles

If nFlags is nonzero, ModifyStyleEx calls the Windows API function SetWindowPos and redraws the window by combining nFlags with the following four preset flags:

SWP_NOSIZE Retains the current size.
SWP_NOMOVE Retains the current position.
SWP_NOZORDER Retains the current Z order.
SWP_NOACTIVATE Does not activate the window.

To modify windows using regular window styles, see ModifyStyle.

Example

// This example would make the dialog box transparent by
// changing the dialog window's extended styles.
int CAboutDlg::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
{
   if (CDialog::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
      return -1;

   ModifyStyleEx(0, WS_EX_TRANSPARENT);   

   return 0;
}

Requirements

Header: afxwin.h

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