API -> GetProp [ Library : user32.dll, Category : _CategoryNotSet ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

GetProp

Library : user32.dll Category : _CategoryNotSet

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API Description :

The GetProp function retrieves a data handle from the property list of the given window. The given character string identifies the handle to be retrieved. The string and handle must have been added to the property list by a previous call to the SetProp fu

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function GetProp Lib "user32" Alias "GetPropA" (ByVaL hwnd As Long, ByVaL lpString As String) As Long

Parameters :

· hWnd
Identifies the window whose property list is to be searched.

· lpString
Points to a null-terminated character string or contains an atom that identifies a string. If this parameter is an atom, it must have been created by using the GlobalAddAt

Return :

If the property list contains the given string, the return value is the associated data handle. Otherwise, the return value is NULL.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Windows.Forms.Control.Tag