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SB_SETTEXT (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This message sets the text in the specified part of a status window.

Syntax

SB_SETTEXT wParam = (WPARAM) iPart | uType; 
    lParam = (LPARAM)(LPSTR) szText;

Parameters

  • iPart
    Zero-based index of the part to set. If this value is 255, the status window is assumed to be a simple window having only one part.

  • uType
    Type of drawing operation. It is one of the following values.

    Value

    Description

    0

    The text is drawn with a border to appear lower than the plane of the window.

    SBT_NOBORDERS

    The text is drawn without borders.

    SBT_OWNERDRAW

    The text is drawn by the parent window.

    SBT_POPOUT

    The text is drawn with a border to appear higher than the plane of the window.

    SBT_RTLREADING

    Displays text using right-to-left reading order on Hebrew or Arabic systems.
  • szText
    Null-terminated string that specifies the text to set. If uType is SBT_OWNERDRAW, this parameter represents 32 bits of data. The parent window must interpret the data and draw the text when it receives the WM_DRAWITEM message. The text for each part is limited to 127 characters.

Return Value

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.

Requirements

Header

commctrl.h

See Also

Reference

Status Bars Messages
SB_GETTEXT
WM_DRAWITEM