This message is sent by an application to set the current locale of the list box. You can use the locale to determine the correct sorting order of displayed text for list boxes with the LBS_SORT style and of text added by the LB_ADDSTRING message.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Winuser.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 2.0 and later |
Syntax
LB_SETLOCALE wParam = (WPARAM) wLocaleID; lParam = 0;
Parameters
wLocaleID
Locale identifier that the list box uses for sorting when adding text.
Return Values
The return value is the previous locale identifier. If the wLocaleID parameter specifies a locale that is not installed on the system, the return value is LB_ERR and the current list box locale is not changed.
Remarks
Use the MAKELCID macro to construct a locale identifier.
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