GetClipboardOwner function (winuser.h)

Retrieves the window handle of the current owner of the clipboard.

Syntax

HWND GetClipboardOwner();

Type: HWND

If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle to the window that owns the clipboard.

If the clipboard is not owned, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

The clipboard can still contain data even if the clipboard is not currently owned.

In general, the clipboard owner is the window that last placed data in clipboard. The EmptyClipboard function assigns clipboard ownership.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	winuser.h (include Windows.h)
Library	User32.lib
DLL	User32.dll
API set	ext-ms-win-ntuser-misc-l1-2-0 (introduced in Windows 8.1)