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

I don't know if there is a proper method for this task but I would try WindowFromPoint Function.

Remarks

The WindowFromPoint function does not retrieve a handle to a hidden or disabled window, even if the point is within the window. An application should use the ChildWindowFromPoint function for a nonrestrictive search.

For example I would convert control's corner coords into screen coords and then try to get it's handle from those points.