LB_INITSTORAGE message

Allocates memory for storing list box items. This message is used before an application adds a large number of items to a list box.

Parameters

wParam

The number of items to add.

Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) : The wParam parameter is limited to 16-bit values. This means list boxes cannot contain more than 32,767 items. Although the number of items is restricted, the total size in bytes of the items in a list box is limited only by available memory.

lParam

The amount of memory, in bytes, to allocate for item strings.

Return value

If the message is successful, the return value is the total number of items for which memory has been pre-allocated, that is, the total number of items added by all successful LB_INITSTORAGE messages.

If the message fails, the return value is LB_ERRSPACE.

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 : This message does not allocate the specified amount of memory; however, it always returns the value specified in the wParam parameter.

Remarks

The LB_INITSTORAGE message helps speed up the initialization of list boxes that have a large number of items (more than 100). It reserves the specified amount of memory so that subsequent LB_ADDSTRING, LB_INSERTSTRING, LB_DIR, and LB_ADDFILE messages take the shortest possible time. You can use estimates for the wParam and lParam parameters. If you overestimate, the extra memory is allocated; if you underestimate, the normal allocation is used for items that exceed the requested amount.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header	Winuser.h (include Windows.h)

See also

Reference

LB_ADDFILE

LB_ADDSTRING

LB_DIR

LB_INSERTSTRING