Difference between...

[Aceix]

I'm new to windows programming, and therefore want to know the difference between a parent window and an owner window?

[guestgulkan]

here is some info (about halfway down)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff381403%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

[Aceix]

I've already had a look at that but it isn't complete to me

[sujayg]

The word Parent / Owner is most often the same .


When the window has the WS_CHILD style set it is the child window to the parent . So you can consider the ascendant window as the parent / owner window

There is a function Getparent() documentation of which can be found below .

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633510(v=vs.85).aspx