This message is sent by an application to set the current locale of the combo box. If the combo box has the CBS_SORT style and strings are added using CB_ADDSTRING, the locale of a combo box affects how list items are sorted.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Winuser.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 2.0 and later |
Syntax
CB_SETLOCALE
wParam = (WPARAM) (WORD) wLocaleID;
lParam = 0;
Parameters
wLocaleID
Specifies the locale identifier for the combo box to use for sorting when adding text.
Return Values
The return value is the previous locale identifier. If wParam specifies a locale not installed on the system, the return value is CB_ERR and the current combo box locale is not changed.
Remarks
Use the MAKELCID macro to construct a locale identifier and the MAKELANGID macro to construct a language identifier. The language identifier is made up of a primary language identifier and a sublanguage identifier.
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