how to find a window's SW_SHOW/SW_HIDE status

Question

I am trying to determine a window control\'s visibility that has been hidden or enabled with CWnd::ShowWindow(). (or ::ShowWindow(hWnd,nCmdShow))

I cannot simply use

Answer 1

Use GetWindowPlacement. It fills WINDOWPLACEMENT structure, which has field showCmd.

showCmd
Specifies the current show state of the window. This member can be one of the following values.