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CEdit::GetCueBanner

Retrieves the text that is displayed as the text cue, or tip, in an edit control when the control is empty.

BOOL GetCueBanner(
     LPWSTR lpszText,
     int cchText
) const;

CString GetCueBanner() const;

Parameters

  • [out] lpszText
    A pointer to a string that contains the cue text.

  • [in] cchText
    The number of characters that can be received. This number includes the terminating NULL character.

Return Value

For the first overload, true if the method is successful; otherwise false.

For the second overload, a CString that contains the cue text if the method is successful; otherwise, the empty string ("").

Remarks

This method sends the EM_GETCUEBANNER message, which is described in the Windows SDK. For more information, see the Edit_GetCueBannerText macro.

Requirements

Header: afxwin.h

This control is supported in Windows XP and later.

Additional requirements for this method are described in Build Requirements for Windows Vista Common Controls.

See Also

Reference

CEdit Class

Hierarchy Chart

CEdit::SetCueBanner

EM_GETCUEBANNER

Edit_GetCueBannerText