C# Signature:
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool MoveWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int X, int Y, int nWidth,
int nHeight, bool bRepaint);
C++ Signature:
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
static bool MoveWindow(IntPtr handle, int x, int y, int width, int height, bool redraw);
VB.NET
<DllImport("user32.dll")>_
Shared Function MoveWindow(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal x As Integer, ByVal y As Integer, ByVal nWidth As Integer, _
ByVal nHeight As Integer, ByVal bRepaint As Boolean) As Boolean
End Function
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
None.
Tips & Tricks:
Please add some!
Sample Code:
C# Code:
//using System;
//using System.Collections.Generic;
//using System.ComponentModel;
//using System.Data;
//using System.Drawing;
//using System.Text;
//using System.Windows.Forms;
//using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
//using System.Threading;
namespace MoveWindowSample
{
class Program
{
internal struct RECT
{
public int left;
public int top;
public int right;
public int bottom;
}
[DllImport("user32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
internal static extern IntPtr GetForegroundWindow();
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall, ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
internal static extern bool GetWindowRect(IntPtr hWnd, ref RECT rect);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall, ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
internal static extern void MoveWindow(IntPtr hwnd, int X, int Y, int nWidth, int nHeight, bool bRepaint);
static void Main(string[] args)
{
IntPtr id;
RECT Rect = new RECT();
Thread.Sleep(2000);
id = GetForegroundWindow();
Random myRandom = new Random();
GetWindowRect(id, ref Rect);
MoveWindow(id, myRandom.Next(1024), myRandom.Next(768), Rect.right - Rect.left, Rect.bottom - Rect.top, true);
}
}
}
VB code:
Public Declare Auto Function MoveWindow Lib "user32.dll" ( _
ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, _
ByVal X As Int32, _
ByVal Y As Int32, _
ByVal nWidth As Int32, _
ByVal nHeight As Int32, _
ByVal bRepaint As Boolean _
) As Boolean
Private Sub ResizeMe_MouseMove(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles ResizeMe.MouseMove
If e.Button = MouseButtons.Left Then
MoveWindow(Me.Handle, Me.Location.X, Me.Location.Y, (Control.MousePosition.X - (Me.Left)) + 10, (Control.MousePosition.Y - Me.Top) + 10, True)
Me.Refresh()
System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents()
End If
contributed by http://kaleemsoft.com
Alternative Managed API:
Omnicoder's Managed Windows API: http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/4/5/1852663/ManWinAPI.zip
