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Is there a way to programmatically hide an carbon application on osx?

I have a carbon C++ application and I would like to programmatically do the equivalent of Command-H (to hide the application) which is available in the Application menu for my app. I have explored the carbon API for TransitionWindow and HideWindow and while these can hide my window, they do not do the equivalent of Command-H. I looked into the AppleEvent reference on the offhand I needed to create an AppleEvent but I didn't see one for hide application. Any thoughts?

Solution

  • Sorry to answer my own question but the ShowHideProcess() API seems to do what I want. If there are better solutions I would love to hear them.