Edit_GetText macro (windowsx.h)

Gets the text of an edit control.

Syntax

int Edit_GetText(
   HWND   hwndCtl,
   LPTSTR lpch,
   int    cchMax
);

Parameters

hwndCtl

Type: HWND

A handle to the edit control.

lpch

Type: LPTSTR

A pointer to the buffer that will receive the text.

cchMax

Type: int

The maximum number of characters to copy to the buffer, including the NULL terminator.

Return value

Type: int

The length, in characters, of the copied string, not including the terminating NULL character.

Remarks

The macro expands to a call to GetWindowText.

Requirements