ComboBox_SetCueBannerText macro (commctrl.h)

Sets the cue banner text that is displayed for the edit control of a combo box.

Syntax

BOOL ComboBox_SetCueBannerText(
   HWND    hwnd,
   LPCWSTR lpcwText
);

Parameters

hwnd

Type: HWND

A handle to the combo box.

lpcwText

Type: LPCWSTR

A pointer to a null-terminated Unicode string buffer that contains the text.

Return value

Type: BOOL

Returns TRUE if successful, or an error value otherwise.

Remarks

The cue banner is text that is displayed in the edit control of a combo box when there is no selection.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	commctrl.h

See also

Combo Box Features