CB_GETLBTEXT

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

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

Syntax

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 Value

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

Header winuser.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

Combo Boxes Messages
SendMessage
CB_GETLBTEXTLEN