Getting Edit Box Value

How do you get the value of an edit box in C++?

Well assuming that you are using the Windows API ( which I think you were off to start learning last time ) there are 2 ( maybe more ) ways..

Method 1 -- Use GetWindowText() -- I think this works!


int length = GetWindowTextLength( hwnd ) + 1;
char buffer[ length ];
GetWindowText( hwnd, buffer, length );


the variable buffer now contains the text of the window....maybe ;)..

Method 2-- The more correct way is to use the EM_GETLINE message--


char *buffer = (char*)SendMessage( hwnd, EM_GETLINE, (WPARAM)1, (LPARAM)0 );


I'm pretty sure that those methods both work..

thx again :thumbsup: