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4/8/2010

This message is sent by an application to retrieve the index of the currently selected item, if any, in a single-selection list box.

Syntax 

LB_GETCURSEL 
wParam = 0; 

lParam = 0;

Parameters

wParam

Not used.

lParam

Not used.

Return Value

In a single-selection list box, the return value is the zero-based index of the currently selected item. If there is no selection, the return value is LB_ERR.

Remarks

Do not send this message to a multiple-selection list box.

To retrieve the indexes of the selected items in a multiple-selection list box, use the LB_GETSELITEMS message. To determine whether the item that has the focus rectangle in a multiple selection list box is selected, use the LB_GETSEL message.

If sent to a multiple-selection list box, LB_GETCURSEL returns the index of the item that has the focus rectangle. If no items are selected, it returns zero.

Requirements

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

See Also