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4/8/2010

This message is sent by an application to set the current locale of the list box. You can use the locale to determine the correct sorting order of displayed text for list boxes with the LBS_SORT style and of text added by the LB_ADDSTRINGmessage.

Syntax 

LB_SETLOCALE wParam = (WPARAM) 
wLocaleID; 

lParam = 0;

Parameters

wLocaleID

Locale identifier that the list box uses for sorting when adding text.

lParam

Not used.

Return Value

The return value is the previous locale identifier. If the wLocaleIDparameter specifies a locale that is not installed on the system, the return value is LB_ERR and the current list box locale is not changed.

Remarks

Use the MAKELCIDmacro to construct a locale identifier.

Requirements

Header winuser.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

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