GetWindowTex

C# Signature:

/// <summary>
///     Retrieves the length, in characters, of the specified window's title bar text (if the window has a title bar). If
///     the specified window is a control, the function retrieves the length of the text within the control. However,
///     GetWindowTextLength cannot retrieve the length of the text of an edit control in another application.
///     <para>
///     Go to https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633521%28v=vs.85%29.aspx for more
///     information
///     </para>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hWnd">C++ ( hWnd [in]. Type: HWND )<br />A <see cref="IntPtr" /> handle to the window or control.</param>
/// <returns>
///     If the function succeeds, the return value is the length, in characters, of the text. Under certain
///     conditions, this value may actually be greater than the length of the text.<br />For more information, see the
///     following Remarks section. If the window has no text, the return value is zero.To get extended error information,
///     call GetLastError.
/// </returns>
/// <remarks>
///     If the target window is owned by the current process, <see cref="GetWindowTextLength" /> causes a
///     WM_GETTEXTLENGTH message to be sent to the specified window or control.<br />Under certain conditions, the
///     <see cref="GetWindowTextLength" /> function may return a value that is larger than the actual length of the
///     text.This occurs with certain mixtures of ANSI and Unicode, and is due to the system allowing for the possible
///     existence of double-byte character set (DBCS) characters within the text. The return value, however, will always be
///     at least as large as the actual length of the text; you can thus always use it to guide buffer allocation. This
///     behavior can occur when an application uses both ANSI functions and common dialogs, which use Unicode.It can also
///     occur when an application uses the ANSI version of <see cref="GetWindowTextLength" /> with a window whose window
///     procedure is Unicode, or the Unicode version of <see cref="GetWindowTextLength" /> with a window whose window
///     procedure is ANSI.<br />For more information on ANSI and ANSI functions, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.
///     <br />To obtain the exact length of the text, use the WM_GETTEXT, LB_GETTEXT, or CB_GETLBTEXT messages, or the
///     GetWindowText function.
/// </remarks>
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError=true, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
static extern int GetWindowTextLength(IntPtr hWnd);

VB.NET Signature:

<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Private Shared Function GetWindowTextLength(ByVal hwnd As IntPtr) As Integer
End Function

Oxygene.NET Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError := true, CharSet := CharSet.Auto)]
class method GetWindowTextLength(hWnd: IntPtr): Int32; external;

VB Signature:

Public Declare Function GetWindowTextLength Lib "user32.dll" Alias "GetWindowTextLengthA" _
         (ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long

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/// <summary> /// Retrieves the length, in characters, of the specified window's title bar text (if the window has a title bar). If /// the specified window is a control, the function retrieves the length of the text within the control. However, /// GetWindowTextLength cannot retrieve the length of the text of an edit control in another application. /// <para> /// Go to https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633521%28v=vs.85%29.aspx for more /// information /// </para> /// </summary> /// <param name="hWnd">C++ ( hWnd [in]. Type: HWND ) A <see cref="IntPtr" /> handle to the window or control.</param> /// <returns> /// If the function succeeds, the return value is the length, in characters, of the text. Under certain /// conditions, this value may actually be greater than the length of the text. For more information, see the /// following Remarks section. If the window has no text, the return value is zero.To get extended error information, /// call GetLastError. /// </returns> /// <remarks> /// If the target window is owned by the current process, <see cref="GetWindowTextLength" /> causes a /// WM_GETTEXTLENGTH message to be sent to the specified window or control. Under certain conditions, the /// <see cref="GetWindowTextLength" /> function may return a value that is larger than the actual length of the /// text.This occurs with certain mixtures of ANSI and Unicode, and is due to the system allowing for the possible /// existence of double-byte character set (DBCS) characters within the text. The return value, however, will always be /// at least as large as the actual length of the text; you can thus always use it to guide buffer allocation. This /// behavior can occur when an application uses both ANSI functions and common dialogs, which use Unicode.It can also /// occur when an application uses the ANSI version of <see cref="GetWindowTextLength" /> with a window whose window /// procedure is Unicode, or the Unicode version of <see cref="GetWindowTextLength" /> with a window whose window /// procedure is ANSI. For more information on ANSI and ANSI functions, see Conventions for Function Prototypes. /// To obtain the exact length of the text, use the WM_GETTEXT, LB_GETTEXT, or CB_GETLBTEXT messages, or the /// GetWindowText function. /// </remarks> [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError=true, CharSet=CharSet.Auto)] static extern int GetWindowTextLength(IntPtr hWnd);