SetWindowCompositionAttribute function

Sets the current value of a specified Desktop Window Manager (DWM) attribute applied to a window.

Syntax

BOOL SetWindowCompositionAttribute(
       HWND hwnd,
  [IN] const WINDOWCOMPOSITIONATTRIBDATA* pwcad
);

Parameters

hwnd

An HWND specifying the handle to the window for which the attribute value is to be set.

pwcad

A pointer to a WINDOWCOMPOSITIONATTRIBDATA structure describing which attribute to set and its new value.

Return value

TRUE if the function succeeds; otherwise, FALSE.

Remarks

The use of this API is not recommended. Use DwmSetWindowAttribute instead.

This function has no associated import library or header file; you must call it using the LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress functions. The API is exported from user32.dll.

Requirements