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CB_GETLOCALE message

Gets the current locale of the combo box. The locale is used to determine the correct sorting order of displayed text for combo boxes with the CBS_SORT style and text added by using the CB_ADDSTRING message.

Parameters

wParam

Not used; must be zero.

lParam

Not used; must be zero.

Return value

The return value specifies the current locale of the combo box. The HIWORD contains the country/region code and the LOWORD contains the language identifier.

Remarks

The language identifier is made up of a sublanguage identifier and a primary language identifier. The PRIMARYLANGID macro obtains the primary language identifier and the SUBLANGID macro obtains the sublanguage identifier.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]

Header

Winuser.h (include Windows.h)

See also

Reference
CB_ADDSTRING
CB_SETLOCALE
Other Resources
HIWORD
LOWORD
PRIMARYLANGID
SUBLANGID

 

 

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