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Q89563: INFO: Using SetParent() to Change a Window Parent

Article: Q89563
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11,95; winnt:3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kbWndw kbWndwProp kbUser kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
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SUMMARY
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SetParent() can be used to change the parent window of a pop-up, overlapped, or
child window. However, pop-up and overlapped windows were not designed to have a
parent and they may function incorrectly if they are given a parent using
SetParent. For example, messages like "WM_ACTIVATEAPP" that are sent only to
top-level windows, will not be sent to a pop-up or overlapped window that has
been given a parent. Child windows can be safely re-parented.

The process that created the parent window can be the same as, or different than
the process that created the window that is being re-parented.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kbWndw kbWndwProp kbUser kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search kbWin3xSearch kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11,95; winnt:3.51
Issue type        : kbinfo

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