by Paul Gustavson
IN THIS CHAPTER
Win32 API Background
Windows Management
System Services
Graphical Device Interface
Multimedia Services
Common Controls and Dialogs
Shell Features
International Features
Network Services
The Windows 32-bit (Win32) Application Programming Interface (API) provides a wide set of C-language functions and structures for developing and deploying Windows-compliant applications. API calls often perform various services for a Windows application such as providing a common dialog box for opening and saving files or sending a document to the printer.
In this chapter, we will examine the functional areas of the Win32 API as identified in Figure 14.1. Examining these functional areas provides the necessary insight into understanding the composition and capabilities the API provides developers. For each key functional area, we will also develop some useful examples with C++Builder that demonstrate the application of the Win32 API.
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