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 WM_GETFONT

An application sends a WM_GETFONT message to a control to retrieve the font with which the control is currently drawing its text.

To send this message, call the SendMessage function with the following parameters.

    SendMessage( 
      (HWND) hWnd,              // handle to destination window 
      WM_GETFONT,               // message to send
      (WPARAM) wParam,          // not used; must be zero
      (LPARAM) lParam          // not used; must be zero
    );

Parameters

This message has no parameters.

Return Values

The return value is a handle to the font used by the control, or NULL if the control is using the system font.

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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