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///     WM_GETTEXTLENGTH message to be sent to the specified window or control.<br />Under certain conditions, the

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///     <br />To obtain the exact length of the text, use the WM_GETTEXT, LB_GETTEXT, or CB_GETLBTEXT messages, or the

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/* Version specifically setup for use with WM_GETTEXT message */

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    int Msg,              // Use WM_GETTEXT

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/* Version for a message which returns an int, such as WM_GETTEXTLENGTH. */

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C# WM_GETTEXTLENGTH example

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const uint WM_GETTEXTLENGTH = 0x000E;

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    int result = SendMessageTimeout(hwnd, WM_GETTEXTLENGTH, 0, 0, 0X2C, 5, out length); //0X2C = SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG | SMTO_BLOCK | SMTO_NOTIMEOUTIFNOTHUNG | SMTO_ERRORONEXIT

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/* Version specifically setup for use with WM_GETTEXT message */

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    int Msg,              // Use WM_GETTEXT

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WM_GETTEXT

0xD

An application sends a WM_GETTEXT message to copy the text that corresponds to a window into a buffer provided by the caller.

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WM_GETTEXTLENGTH

0xE

An application sends a WM_GETTEXTLENGTH message to determine the length, in characters, of the text associated with a window.

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private const UInt32 WM_GETTEXT        = 0x000D;

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private const UInt32 WM_GETTEXTLENGTH      = 0x000E;

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   WM_GETTEXT = &HD

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   WM_GETTEXTLENGTH = &HE

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WM_GETTEXT        equ 00Dh

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WM_GETTEXTLENGTH      equ 00Eh

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    /// An application sends a WM_GETTEXT message to copy the text that corresponds to a window into a buffer provided by the caller.

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    /// An application sends a WM_GETTEXTLENGTH message to determine the length, in characters, of the text associated with a window.

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    '''An application sends a WM_GETTEXT message to copy the text that corresponds to a window into a buffer provided by the caller.

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    WM_GETTEXT = &HD

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    '''An application sends a WM_GETTEXTLENGTH message to determine the length in characters of the text associated with a window.

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    WM_GETTEXTLENGTH = &HE