DM_SETTEXTPTR

Messages | Dialog API
The DM_SETTEXTPTR message is sent to the dialog manager to set a new string value for an edit line or a new caption for an item. Unlike the DM_SETTEXT message, this message works with a string pointer.

Param1

The ID of the dialog item for which the text should be changed.

Param2

Pointer to the string containing the new text. If this parameter is equal to NULL the message does nothing.

Return

Size of the new dialog item string NOT including terminating character '\0'.

Controls

ControlDescription
All All dialog items

Remarks

  1. For DI_COMBOBOX items affects only the edit line (has no effect for items with the DIF_DROPDOWNLIST flag set).
  2. The DM_SETTEXTPTR message in FAR versions prior to 1.70 beta 4 returned the string length INCLUDING the terminating NULL character.

Example

See also:
DialogEx | DM_SETTEXT