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

SetProp

Library : user32.dll Category : _CategoryNotSet

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API Description :

The SetProp function adds a new entry or changes an existing entry in the property list of the specified window. The function adds a new entry to the list if the specified character string does not exist already in the list. The new entry contains the str

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function SetProp Lib "user32" Alias "SetPropA" (ByVaL hwnd As Long, ByVaL lpString As String, ByVaL hData As Long) As Long

Parameters :

· hWnd
Identifies the window whose property list receives the new entry.

· lpString
Points to a null-terminated string or contains an atom that identifies a string. If this parameter is an atom, it must be a global atom created by a previous call to

Return :

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.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Windows.Forms.Control.Tag