As @AlexanderVX's answer shows an quick answer, I wanted to also show you my final implementation with appropriate comments explaining what does what :) :
Don't forget to set Windows version same or greater than 0x0500 and include windows.h library:
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500
#include <windows.h>
I've put mini-app example on: http://ideone.com/CeLQj3
Example with explanation:
// GetConsoleWindow() => returns:
// "handle to the window used by the console
// associated with the calling process
// or NULL
// if there is no such associated console."
HWND consoleWindowHandle = GetConsoleWindow();
if( consoleWindowHandle ){
cout << endl << "Setting up associated console window ON TOP !";
SetWindowPos(
consoleWindowHandle, // window handle
HWND_TOPMOST, // "handle to the window to precede
// the positioned window in the Z order
// OR one of the following:"
// HWND_BOTTOM or HWND_NOTOPMOST or HWND_TOP or HWND_TOPMOST
0, 0, // X, Y position of the window (in client coordinates)
0, 0, // cx, cy => width & height of the window in pixels
SWP_DRAWFRAME | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_SHOWWINDOW // The window sizing and positioning flags.
);
// OPTIONAL ! - SET WINDOW'S "SHOW STATE"
ShowWindow(
consoleWindowHandle, // window handle
SW_NORMAL // how the window is to be shown
// SW_NORMAL => "Activates and displays a window.
// If the window is minimized or maximized,
// the system restores it to its original size and position.
// An application should specify this flag
// when displaying the window for the first time."
);
cout << endl << "Done.";
} else {
cout << endl << "There is no console window associated with this app :(";
}
References:
- GetConsoleWindow =>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms683175%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
- SetWindowPos =>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633545(v=vs.85).aspx
- ShowWindow =>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633548(v=vs.85).aspx
- Setting WINVER or _WIN32_WINNT =>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa383745(v=vs.85).aspx#setting_winver_or__win32_winnt
PS: I wanted to post this as an edit to @AlexanderVX's answer, but most of stackoverflow's reviewers somehow thought that "This edit deviates from the original intent of the post"...
