CreateUpDownControl function (commctrl.h)

Creates an up-down control. Note: This function is obsolete. It is a 16 bit function and cannot handle 32 bit values for range and position.

Syntax

HWND CreateUpDownControl(
  DWORD     dwStyle,
  int       x,
  int       y,
  int       cx,
  int       cy,
  HWND      hParent,
  int       nID,
  HINSTANCE hInst,
  HWND      hBuddy,
  int       nUpper,
  int       nLower,
  int       nPos
);

Parameters

dwStyle

Type: DWORD

Window styles for the control. This parameter should include the WS_CHILD, WS_BORDER, and WS_VISIBLE styles, and it may include any of the window styles specific to the up-down control.

x

Type: int

Horizontal coordinate, in client coordinates, of the upper-left corner of the control.

y

Type: int

Vertical coordinate, in client coordinates, of the upper-left corner of the control.

cx

Type: int

Width, in pixels, of the up-down control.

cy

Type: int

Height, in pixels, of the up-down control.

hParent

Type: HWND

Handle to the parent window of the up-down control.

nID

Type: int

Identifier for the up-down control.

hInst

Type: HINSTANCE

Handle to the module instance of the application creating the up-down control.

hBuddy

Type: HWND

Handle to the window associated with the up-down control. If this parameter is NULL, the control has no buddy window.

nUpper

Type: int

Upper limit (range) of the up-down control.

nLower

Type: int

Lower limit (range) of the up-down control.

nPos

Type: int

Position of the control.

Return value

Type: HWND

If the function succeeds, the return value is the window handle to the up-down control. If the function fails, the return value is NULL.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	commctrl.h
Library	Comctl32.lib
DLL	Comctl32.dll