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

GetWindowPlacement() function will work only if the window is maximized or minimized. Otherwise, showCmd member will return SW_SHOWNORMAL also when window is hidden, as pointed out in this StackOverflow answer: WINDOWPLACEMENT's showCmd... always 1?

You can use the more straightforward boolean function IsWindowVisible() to get if the specified Window is in a visible state or not.