GetDlgItemText function

Retrieves the title or text associated with a control in a dialog box.

Syntax


UINT WINAPI GetDlgItemText(
  _In_  HWND   hDlg,
  _In_  int    nIDDlgItem,
  _Out_ LPTSTR lpString,
  _In_  int    nMaxCount
);

Parameters

hDlg [in]

Type: HWND

A handle to the dialog box that contains the control.

nIDDlgItem [in]

Type: int

The identifier of the control whose title or text is to be retrieved.

lpString [out]

Type: LPTSTR

The buffer to receive the title or text.

nMaxCount [in]

Type: int

The maximum length, in characters, of the string to be copied to the buffer pointed to by lpString. If the length of the string, including the null character, exceeds the limit, the string is truncated.

Return value

Type: UINT

If the function succeeds, the return value specifies the number of characters copied to the buffer, not including the terminating null character.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

If the string is as long or longer than the buffer, the buffer will contain the truncated string with a terminating null character.

The GetDlgItemText function sends a WM_GETTEXT message to the control.

Examples

For an example, see Creating a Modal Dialog Box.

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)
Library	User32.lib
DLL	User32.dll
Unicode and ANSI names	GetDlgItemTextW (Unicode) and GetDlgItemTextA (ANSI)

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