Creating a List Box That Does Not Sort

 Last reviewed: November 2, 1995
Article ID: Q68116
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0 and 3.1
  • Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) included with: 

        - Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51
    - Microsoft Windows 95 version 4.0

A Windows list box with the LBS_STANDARD style will sort the list of items into alphabetical order before displaying them in the control.

To create a list box that will not sort, you must remove the LBS_SORT bit from the window style. The following style specification removes this bit: 

   (LBS_STANDARD | LBS_HASSTRINGS) & ~LBS_SORT

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 3.50 4.00 95
KBCategory: kbui
KBSubcategory: UsrCtl

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1995
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