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application's message queue as a signal for the application toterminate when the message is read from the queue.Display and movement functionsDisplay and movement functions show, hide, move, and obtaininformation about the number and position of windows on thescreen. The following list briefly describes each display andmovement function:FunctionArrangelconicWindowsBeginDeferWindowPosBringWindowToTopCloseWindowDeferWindowPosEndDeferWindowPosGetClientRectGetWindowRectGetWindowTextGetWindowTextLengthIslconicIsWindowVisibleIsZoomedMoveWindowOpenlconSetWindowPosSetWindowTextShowOwnedPopupsShowWindowDescriptionArranges minimized (iconic) childwindows.Initializes memory used by theDeferWindowPos function.Brings a window to the top of a stack ofoverlapped windows.Hides the specified window or minimizesit.Records positioning information for awindow to be moved or resized by theEndDeferWindowPos function.Positions or sizes several windowssimultaneously based on informationrecorded by the DeferWindowPos function.Copies the coordinates of a window's clientarea.Copies the dimensions of an entirewindow.Copies a window caption into a buffer.Returns the length (in characters) of thegiven window's caption or text.Specifies whether a window is open orclosed (iconic).Determines whether the given window isvisible.Determines whether a window ismaximized.Changes the size and position of a window.Opens the specified window.Changes the size, position, and ordering ofchild or pop-up windows.Sets the window caption or text.Shows or hides all pop-up windows.Displays or removes the given window.42Software development kit