The LVM_GETSTRINGWIDTH message determines the width of a specified string, using the specified list view control's current font. You can send this message explicitly or by using the ListView_GetStringWidth macro.
LVM_GETSTRINGWIDTH
wParam = 0;
lParam = (LPARAM) (LPCSTR) psz;
Parameters
psz
Pointer to a null-terminated string.
Return Values
Returns the string width if successful or zero otherwise.
Remarks
The LVM_GETSTRINGWIDTH message returns the exact width, in pixels, of the specified string. If you use the returned string width as the column width in the LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH message, the string will be truncated. To get the column width that can contain the string without truncating it, you must add padding to the returned string width.
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