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 WM_DELETEITEM

The WM_DELETEITEM message is sent to the owner of a list box or combo box when the list box or combo box is destroyed or when items are removed by the LB_DELETESTRING, LB_RESETCONTENT, CB_DELETESTRING, or CB_RESETCONTENT message. The system sends a WM_DELETEITEM message for each deleted item. The system sends the WM_DELETEITEM message for any deleted list box or combo box item with nonzero item data.

A window receives this message through its WindowProc function.

    LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(
      HWND hwnd,       // handle to window
      UINT uMsg,       // WM_DELETEITEM
      WPARAM wParam,   // control identifier
      LPARAM lParam    // item information (LPDELETEITEMSTRUCT)
    );

Parameters

• wParam
Specifies the identifier of the control that sent the WM_DELETEITEM message.
• lParam
Pointer to a DELETEITEMSTRUCT structure that contains information about the item deleted from a list box.

Return Values

An application should return TRUE if it processes this message.

Requirements

• Windows NT/2000 or later: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
• Windows 95/98/Me: Requires Windows 95 or later.
• Header: Declared in Winuser.h; include Windows.h.

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