Close all Child Windows

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This code sample is named CloseWindow. It demonstrates how to force an application to revert back to its base state when it is relaunched, and how to destroy a chain of child windows.

Feature Area

• Shell Application Development for Windows Mobile-based Devices

Relevant APIs

• Shell and User Interface Reference
• GetWindow function
• GetWindowThreadProcessId function
• IsWindowVisible function
• IsWindowEnabled function

Usage

To run the code sample

1. Navigate to the solution file (*.sln), and double-click it. By default, the solution file is copied to the following folder:

   C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK\Samples\CPP\Win32\Closewindow\``closewindow.sln

   Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 launches and loads the solution.

2. Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).

3. Deploy the solution (F5).

Remarks

If any window has a NULL parent, this code sample will not work properly.

Requirements

Smartphone SDK: Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK.
Development Environment: Visual Studio 2005.
ActiveSync: Version 4.0.

See Also

Code Samples | Shell and User Interface

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