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GetClassName

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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).

int GetClassName( 
  HWND hWnd, 
  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 Values

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

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Winuser.h.

See Also

CeGetClassName (RAPI) | FindWindow | GetClassInfo | GetClassLong

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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