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SendDlgItemMessage

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This function sends a message to the specified control in a dialog box.

LONG SendDlgItemMessage( 
HWND hDlg, 
int nIDDlgItem, 
UINT Msg, 
WPARAM wParam, 
LPARAM lParam);

Parameters

  • hDlg
    [in] Handle to the dialog box that contains the control.
  • nIDDlgItem
    [in] Specifies the identifier of the control that receives the message.
  • Msg
    [in] Specifies the message to be sent.
  • wParam
    [in] Specifies additional message-specific information.
  • lParam
    [in] Specifies additional message-specific information.

Return Values

The return value specifies the result of the message processing and depends on the message sent.

Remarks

The SendDlgItemMessage function does not return until the message has been processed.

Using SendDlgItemMessage is identical to retrieving a handle of the specified control and calling the SendMessage function.

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 1.0 and later Winuser.h   Dlgmgr.lib

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

See Also

SendMessage

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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