SetDlgItemText

The SetDlgItemText function sets the title or text of a control in a dialog box.

BOOL SetDlgItemText(
  HWND hDlg,         // handle of dialog box
  int nIDDlgItem,    // identifier of control
  LPCTSTR lpString   // text to set
);
 

Parameters

hDlg

Identifies the dialog box that contains the control.

nIDDlgItem

Identifies the control with a title or text that is to be set.

lpString

Pointer to the null-terminated string that contains the text to be copied to the control.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The SetDlgItemText function sends a WM_SETTEXT message to the specified control.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.
  Import Library: Use user32.lib.
  Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT.

See Also

Dialog Boxes Overview, Dialog Box Functions, GetDlgItemInt, GetDlgItemText, SetDlgItemInt, WM_SETTEXT