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This function retrieves the name of the class to which the specified window belongs. A remote application interface (RAPI) version of this function exists and is called CeGetClassName (RAPI).

Syntax 

int GetClassName( 
  HWND 
Wnd, 
  LPTSTR 
lpClassName, 
  int 
nMaxCount
);

Parameters

hWnd

Handle to the window and, indirectly, the class to which the window belongs.

lpClassName

Long pointer to the buffer that is to receive the class name string.

nMaxCount

Specifies the length, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by the lpClassNameparameter. The class name string is truncated if it is longer than the buffer.

Return Value

The number of characters copied to the specified buffer indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements

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

See Also