WinFlashWindow
This function starts or stops a window flashing.
Syntax
WinFlashWindow(hwndFrame, fFlash)
Parameters
- hwndFrame (HWND) - input
- Handle of window to be flashed.
- fFlash (BOOL) - input
- Start-flashing indicator.
- TRUE - Start window flashing
- FALSE - Stop window flashing.
Returns
- rc (BOOL) - returns
- Success indicator.
- TRUE - Successful completion
- FALSE - Error occurred.
Errors
Possible returns from WinGetLastError
- PMERR_INVALID_HWND (0x1001)
- An invalid window handle was specified.
Remarks
Flashing a window brings the user's attention to a window that is not the active window, where some important message or dialog must be seen by the user.
Flashing is typically done by inverting the title bar continuously. The alarm is sounded for the first five flashes.
- Note
- It should be used only for important messages, for example, where some component of the system is failing and requires immediate attention to avoid damage.
Example Code
This example uses WinFlashWindow to flash an inactive window to draw the user's attention to an important message in the window.
#define INCL_WINFRAMEMGR /* Window Frame Functions */
#define INCL_WINDIALOGS /* Window Dialog Mgr Functions */
#include <os2.h>
BOOL fSuccess; /* Success indicator */
HWND hwnd; /* window handle */
/* flash window to get user's attention */
fSuccess = WinFlashWindow(hwnd, TRUE);
/* vital message is displayed */
WinMessageBox(HWND_DESKTOP,
hwnd, /* client-window handle */
"Important message: must be seen by user",/* message */
"Vital message", /* title of the message */
0, /* message box id */
MB_NOICON | MB_OK); /* icon and button flags */