GetClassName

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This function retrieves the name of the class to which the specified window belongs. A remote application interface (RAPI) version of this function exists and is called CeGetClassName.

int
GetClassName(
HWND
hWnd
,
LPTSTR
lpClassName
,
int
nMaxCount
);

Parameters

hWnd

Handle to the window and, indirectly, the class to which the window belongs.

lpClassName

Long pointer to the buffer that is to receive the class name string.

nMaxCount

Specifies the length, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by the lpClassNameparameter. The class name string is truncated if it is longer than the buffer.

Return Values

The number of characters copied to the specified buffer indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements

Runs on	Versions	Defined in	Include	Link to
Windows CE OS	1.0 and later	Winuser.h

Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.