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4/8/2010

This macro retrieves the text of a list-view item or subitem. You can use this macro or send the LVM_GETITEMTEXT message explicitly.

Syntax 

void WINAPI ListView_GetItemText( 
  HWND 
hwnd, 
  int 
iItem, 
  int 
iSubItem,
  LPSTR 
pszText, 
  int 
cchTextMax 
);

Parameters

hwnd

Handle to the list-view control.

iItem

Index of the list-view item.

iSubItem

Index of the subitem, or zero to retrieve the item label.

pszText

Pointer to the buffer that receives the item or subitem text.

cchTextMax

Size of the buffer, in bytes.

Return Value

The ListView_GetItemTextmacro does not return a value. If you send the LVM_GETITEMNEXT message explicitly, it returns the length of the retrieved string.

Remarks

Related message:  LVM_GETITEMTEXT

Requirements

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

See Also