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4/8/2010

This macro selects a tab in a tab control. You can use this macro or send the TCM_SETCURSELmessage explicitly.

Syntax 

int TabCtrl_SetCurSel( 
  HWND 
hwnd, 
  int 
iItem 
);

Parameters

hwnd

Handle to the tab control.

iItem

Index of the tab to select.

Return Value

The index of the previously selected tab indicates success. –1 indicates failure.

Remarks

A tab control does not send a TCN_SELCHANGINGor TCN_SELCHANGEmessage when a tab is selected using the TCM_SETCUSEL message.

Requirements

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

See Also