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The following table shows the controls messages, with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element Description

WM_GETFONT

This message is sent by an application to a control to retrieve the font with which the control is currently drawing its text.

WM_SETFONT

This message is sent by an application to specify the font that a control is to use when drawing text.

See Also

Reference

Controls Reference