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LB_GETTEXT

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This message is sent by an application to retrieve a string from a list box.

Syntax

LB_GETTEXT wParam = (WPARAM) index;
    lParam = (LPARAM)(LPCTSTR) lpszBuffer;

Parameters

  • index
    Zero-based index of the string to retrieve.
  • lpszBuffer
    long pointer to the buffer to receive the string. The buffer must have sufficient space for the string and a terminating null character. An LB_GETTEXTLEN message can be sent before the LB_GETTEXT message to retrieve the length, in characters, of the string.

Return Value

The length of the string, in characters and excluding the terminating null character, indicates success. LB_ERR indicates that index does not specify a valid index.

Remarks

If you create the list box with an owner-drawn style but without the LBS_HASSTRINGS style, the buffer pointed to by the lpszBuffer parameter will receive the 32-bit value associated with the item (the item data).

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

LB_GETTEXTLEN
List Boxes Messages