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 TCM_GETCURSEL

Determines the currently selected tab in a tab control. You can send this message explicitly or by using the TabCtrl_GetCurSel macro.

Syntax

To send this message, call the SendMessage function as follows.

    lResult = SendMessage(      // returns LRESULT in lResult     
       (HWND) hWndControl,      // handle to destination control     
       (UINT) TCM_GETCURSEL,    // message ID     
       (WPARAM) wParam,         // = 0; not used, must be zero    
       (LPARAM) lParam          // = 0; not used, must be zero 
    );

Parameters

• wParam
  Must be zero.
• lParam
  Must be zero.

Return Value

Returns the index of the selected tab if successful, or -1 if no tab is selected.

Message Information

• Header commctrl.h
• Minimum operating systems Windows NT 3.51, Windows 95

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