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This message retrieves information about a tab in a tab control. You can send this message explicitly or by using the TabCtrl_GetItemmacro.

Syntax 

TCM_GETITEM 
wParam = (WPARAM)(int) 
iItem; 

lParam = (LPARAM)(TCITEM FAR *) 
pitem;

Parameters

iItem

Index of the tab.

pitem

Pointer to a TCITEMstructure that specifies the information to retrieve and receives information about the tab. When the message is sent, the maskmember specifies which attributes to return.

If the maskmember specifies the TCIF_TEXT value, the pszTextmember must contain the address of the buffer that receives the item text, and the cchTextMaxmember must specify the size of the buffer.

Return Value

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.

Requirements

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

See Also