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4/8/2010

This message is sent by an application to determine the index of the item that has the focus rectangle in a multiple-selection list box. The item may or may not be selected.

Syntax 

LB_GETCARETINDEX 
wParam = 0; 

lParam = 0;

Parameters

wParam

Not used.

lParam

Not used.

Return Value

The return value is the zero-based index of the list box item that has the focus rectangle. If the list box is a single-selection list box, the return value is the zero-based index of the item selected, if any.

Requirements

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

See Also