[VBnet Core] SendMessage


	Visual Basic Core Snippet Routines SendMessage

	SendMessage sends the specified message to a window or windows. It calls the window procedure for the specified window and does not return until the window procedure has processed the message. This is the generic declare for SendMessage. Examples of call formats are listed in the Comments section below.
		Updated:	Monday December 26, 2011
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Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" _
   Alias "SendMessageA" _
  (ByVal hwnd As Long, _ 
   ByVal wMsg As Long, _ 
   ByVal wParam As Long, _
   lParam As Any) As Long

Calling Syntax

The calling syntax for SendMessage varies depending on the message being sent and the value passed as the lParam member of the call. Rather than attempt to outline all the caveats here, please see the pages below using SendMessage to pass the data types shown:

Longs/Integers:	Changing Colours of a VB ProgressBar
Strings:	Finding Listbox Items Using SendMessage
Arrays:	Setting Tabstops in a Listbox Using SendMessage
User-defined Types:	SendMessage: Indent ListView ListItems

Comments / Related

demo in use:	See API Index under 'S' for numerous examples.

Related:	PostMessage

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