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CB_GETLBTEXT

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This message is sent by an application to retrieve a string from the list of a combo box.

CB_GETLBTEXT wParam = (WPARAM) index; 
lParam = (LPARAM)(LPCSTR) lpszBuffer;

Parameters

  • index
    Specifies the zero-based index of the string to retrieve.
  • lpszBuffer
    Long pointer to the buffer that receives the string. The buffer must have sufficient space for the string and a terminating null character. You can send a CB_GETLBTEXTLEN message prior to the CB_GETLBTEXT message to retrieve the length, in bytes, of the string.

Return Values

The length of the string, in bytes and excluding the terminating null character, indicates success. CB_ERR indicates that the index parameter does not specify a valid index.

Remarks

If you create the combo box with an owner-drawn style but without the CBS_HASSTRINGS style, the buffer pointed to by the lpszBuffer parameter of the message receives the 32-bit value associated with the item (the item data).

Requirements

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

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

CB_GETLBTEXTLEN

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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