CB_GETLOCALE message

Gets the current locale of the combo box. The locale is used to determine the correct sorting order of displayed text for combo boxes with the CBS_SORT style and text added by using the CB_ADDSTRING message.

Parameters

wParam

Not used; must be zero.

lParam

Not used; must be zero.

Return value

The return value specifies the current locale of the combo box. The HIWORD contains the country/region code and the LOWORD contains the language identifier.

Remarks

The language identifier is made up of a sublanguage identifier and a primary language identifier. The PRIMARYLANGID macro obtains the primary language identifier and the SUBLANGID macro obtains the sublanguage identifier.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header
Winuser.h (include Windows.h)

See also

Reference

CB_ADDSTRING

CB_SETLOCALE

Other Resources

HIWORD

LOWORD

PRIMARYLANGID

SUBLANGID