SHOW statement

Purpose: SHOW displays the control.

 SHOW(hWnd)

Example:

 
 '-------------------------------------------------------
 ' Written by Mike Sanders
 ' BCX Flip v1.00 2005/08/15
 '-------------------------------------------------------
 GUI "BCX Flip",PIXELS
  
 DIM RAW x,y  AS LONG
 DIM hForm    AS HWND
 DIM hdcForm  AS HDC
 DIM hdcPaint AS HDC
 DIM hdcDesk  AS HDC
 DIM psPaint  AS PAINTSTRUCT
  
 SUB FormLoad()
  x        = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN)
  y        = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN)
  hForm    = BCX_FORM(0,0,0,x,y,WS_POPUP)
  hdcDesk  = GETBMP(0,0,x,y,GetDesktopWindow())
  hdcForm  = GetDC(hForm)
  SHOW(hForm)
  SendMessage(hForm,WM_PAINT,0,0)
 END SUB
  
 BEGIN EVENTS
  SELECT CASE CBMSG
   CASE WM_PAINT
     hdcPaint = BeginPaint(hForm, &psPaint)
     StretchBlt(hdcForm,0,y,x,-y,hdcDesk,0,0,x,y,SRCCOPY)
     EndPaint(hForm, &psPaint)
   CASE WM_KEYDOWN: Done()
   CASE WM_DESTROY: PostQuitMessage(0)
   END SELECT
 END EVENTS
  
 SUB Done()
   MSGBOX "Gotcha! =)","BCX Flip"
   DeleteDC(hdcDesk)
   DeleteDC(hdcForm)
   DestroyWindow(hForm)
 END SUB
 

HIDE statement

Purpose: HIDE hides the control.

 HIDE(hWnd)

Example:

 HIDE(Form1)

For an example of the HIDE statement see Demo.bas in the BCX\Gui_Demo\EZ_Gui folder.