TCN_SELCHANGING

This notification message notifies a tab control’s parent window that the currently selected tab is about to change. It is sent in the form of a WM_NOTIFY message.

At a Glance

Header file: Commctrl.h
Windows CE versions: 1.0 and later

Syntax

  1. TCN_SELCHANGE idTabCtl = (int)LOWORD(wParam);
    hwndTabCtl = (HWND) lParam;

Parameters

lpnmhdr

Long pointer to an NMHDR structure. The hwndFrom member is the handle to the tab control. The idFrom member is the child window identifier of the tab control. The code member is TCN_SELCHANGING.

Return Value

TRUE prevents the selection from changing. FALSE allows the selection to change.

Remarks

To determine the currently selected tab, use the TabCtrl_GetCurSel macro.

See Also

WM_NOTIFY