API -> SetWindowText [ Library : user32.dll, Category :

SetWindowText

Library : user32.dll Category : _CategoryNotSet

Api Example(s)
Redirect command line output to textbox using CreatePipe API

API Description :

The SetWindowText function changes the text of the specified window’s title bar (if it has one). If the specified window is a control, the text of the control is changed.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function SetWindowText Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowTextA" (ByVaL hwnd As Long, ByVaL lpString As String) As Long

Parameters :

· hWnd
Identifies the window or control whose text is to be changed.

· lpString
Points to a null-terminated string to be used as the new title or control text.

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.Form.Text