GetClipboardViewer function (winuser.h)

Retrieves the handle to the first window in the clipboard viewer chain.

Syntax

HWND GetClipboardViewer();

Return value

Type: HWND

If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle to the first window in the clipboard viewer chain.

If there is no clipboard viewer, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements

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-l1-5-1 (introduced in Windows 10, version 10.0.14393)

See also

Clipboard

Conceptual

GetClipboardOwner

Reference

SetClipboardViewer