GetClassName

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function retrieves the name of the class to which the specified window belongs. A remote application interface (RAPI) version of this function exists and is called CeGetClassName (RAPI).

Syntax

int GetClassName( 
  HWND Wnd, 
  LPTSTR lpClassName, 
  int nMaxCount
);

Parameters

  • hWnd
    Handle to the window and, indirectly, the class to which the window belongs.
  • lpClassName
    Long pointer to the buffer that is to receive the class name string.
  • nMaxCount
    Specifies the length, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by the lpClassName parameter. The class name string is truncated if it is longer than the buffer.

Return Value

The number of characters copied to the specified buffer indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements

Header winuser.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

FindWindow
GetClassInfo
GetClassLong

Other Resources

CeGetClassName (RAPI)