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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T15:11:16+00:00 2026-05-27T15:11:16+00:00

I don’t fully understand these topics. I work with several WinAPI methods public delegate

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I don’t fully understand these topics.

I work with several WinAPI methods

public delegate bool Win32Callback(IntPtr hwnd, ref IntPtr lParam);

[DllImport("user32.Dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool EnumChildWindows(IntPtr parentHandle, Win32Callback callback, IntPtr lParam);

and

public static bool BrowserEnumChildrenCallback(IntPtr hWnd, ref IntPtr lParam)
{
    if (hWndMeetsConditions)
        return true;
    //code
    return false;
}

Is it possible get hWnd for which was returned true from BrowserEnumChildrenCallback?

Win32Callback callBack = new MainWindow.Win32Callback(BrowserEnumChildrenCallback);
if (EnumChildWindows(hWnd, callBack, hWnd))
{
    //here
}
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    2026-05-27T15:11:16+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 3:11 pm

    Several problems:

    • The delegate declaration is wrong, the last argument is IntPtr, not ref IntPtr.
    • The callback should return true to continue iterating, you’re doing it backwards
    • Write GC.KeepAlive(callBack) after the EnumChildWindows() call to prevent the delegate object from getting garbage collected.
    • Don’t use the return value of EnumChildWindows(), the SDK docs note that it is unused. You detect failure by not finding the window.

    Answering the actual question: store the window handle in a field of your class. Thus:

    private IntPtr windowFound;
    
    private void iterateChildWindows(IntPtr parent) {
        windowFound = IntPtr.Zero;
        var callBack = new MainWindow.Win32Callback(BrowserEnumChildrenCallback);
        EnumChildWindows(parent, callBack, IntPtr.Zero);
        GC.KeepAlive(callBack);
        if (windowFound != IntPtr.Zero) {
           // etc..
        }
    }
    
    private bool BrowserEnumChildrenCallback(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr lParam)
    {
        if (hWndMeetsConditions(hWnd)) {
            windowFound = hWnd;
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
    

    A lambda works well too.

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