WindowHelper.GetWindowText Method


WindowHelperGetWindowText Method

Copies the text of the specified window's title bar (if it has one) into a buffer. If the specified window is a control, the text of the control is copied. However, GetWindowText cannot retrieve the text of a control in another application.

GetWindowText function

Namespace: Xcalibur.NativeMethods.V2.Windows
Assembly: Xcalibur.NativeMethods.V2 (in Xcalibur.NativeMethods.V2.dll) Version: 1.0.1.0

Syntax

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[DllImportAttribute("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
public static int GetWindowText(
	IntPtr windowHandle,
	StringBuilder buffer,
	int maxCharCount
)

<DllImportAttribute("user32.dll", CharSet := CharSet.Auto, SetLastError := true>]
Public Shared Function GetWindowText ( 
	windowHandle As IntPtr,
	<OutAttribute> buffer As StringBuilder,
	maxCharCount As Integer
) As Integer

public:
[DllImportAttribute(L"user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet::Auto, SetLastError = true)]
static int GetWindowText(
	IntPtr windowHandle, 
	[OutAttribute] StringBuilder^ buffer, 
	int maxCharCount
)

[<DllImportAttribute("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)>]
static member GetWindowText : 
        windowHandle : IntPtr * 
        buffer : StringBuilder byref * 
        maxCharCount : int -> int

Parameters

windowHandle IntPtr: A handle to the window or control containing the text.
buffer StringBuilder: The buffer that will receive the text. If the string is as long or longer than the buffer, the string is truncated and terminated with a null character.
maxCharCount Int32: The maximum number of characters to copy to the buffer, including the null character. If the text exceeds this limit, it is truncated.

Return Value

Int32

Reference

WindowHelper Class

Xcalibur.NativeMethods.V2.Windows Namespace

WindowHelperGetWindowText Method

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