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CB_SETCURSEL

This message is sent by an application to select a string in the list of a combo box. If necessary, the list scrolls the string into view. The text in the edit control of the combo box changes to reflect the new selection and any previous selection in the list is removed.

CB_SETCURSEL wParam = (WPARAM) index; lParam = 0;

Parameters

  • index
    Specifies the zero-based index of the string to select. If the index parameter is –1, any current selection in the list is removed and the edit control is cleared.

Return Values

The index of the item selected indicates success. CB_ERR indicates that index is greater than the number of items in the list or if index is set to –1; the selection is cleared.

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_FINDSTRING, CB_GETCURSEL, CB_SELECTSTRING

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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