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LVM_GETSTRINGWIDTH message

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Determines the width of a specified string using the specified list-view control's current font. You can send this message explicitly or by using the ListView_GetStringWidth macro.

Parameters

wParam

Must be zero.

lParam

Pointer to a null-terminated string.

Return value

Returns the string width if successful, or zero otherwise.

Remarks

The LVM_GETSTRINGWIDTH message returns the exact width, in pixels, of the specified string. If you use the returned string width as the column width in the LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH message, the string will be truncated. To retrieve the column width that can contain the string without truncating it, you must add padding to the returned string width.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
 Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
 Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header
Commctrl.h
Unicode and ANSI names
 LVM_GETSTRINGWIDTHW (Unicode) and LVM_GETSTRINGWIDTHA (ANSI)