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SHStripMneumonic function

[This function is available through Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. It might be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions of Windows.]

Applies to: desktop apps only

Removes the mnemonic marker from a string.

Syntax

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TCHAR SHStripMneumonic(
  __inout  LPTSTR *pszMenu
);

Parameters

pszMenu [in, out]

Type: LPTSTR*

A pointer to the null-terminated string that contains the mnemonic marker.

Return value

Type: TCHAR

Returns the mnemonic character, if one was found. Otherwise, returns 0.

Remarks

The term "mnemonic" is misspelled in the function name.

The function supports the following mnemonic formats.

Input StringOutput StringMnemonic CharacterRemarks
"Str&ing""String"'i'None.
"String (&S)""String"'S'Supported only by the Unicode version of this function. Requires Windows XP or later.

 

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003

Header
Shlwapi.h

DLL
Shlwapi.dll (version 5.0 or later)

Unicode and ANSI names

SHStripMneumonicW (Unicode) and SHStripMneumonicA (ANSI)

See also

DrawText

 

 

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Build date: 3/7/2012

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Incorrect return value documented
The return value for the function has been incorrectly documented. If a mnemonic letter is not found, the function returns the first letter of the parameter string.
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Why "mnemonic" is misspelled
Raymond Chen in his blog explains why "mnemonic" is misspelled; see http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/05/19/8518565.aspx.
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