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SetWindowLong (coredll)
 

coredll is for smart devices, not desktop Windows. Therefore, this information only applies to code using the .NET Compact Framework. To see if information for SetWindowLong in other DLLs exists, click on Find References to the right.

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Summary

C# Signature:

[DllImport("Coredll.dll", SetLastError=true)]
private static extern int SetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, int dwNewLong);
[DllImport("Coredll.dll", SetLastError=true)]
private static extern int GetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex);

VB Signature:

<DllImport("Coredll.dll"SetLastError=True)> _
Private Shared Function SetWindowLong(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal nIndex As Integer, ByVal dwNewLong As Integer) As Integer
<DllImport("Coredll.dll"SetLastError=True)> _
Private Shared Function GetWindowLong(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal nIndex As Integer) As Integer

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Sample Code:

    private const int GWL_STYLE = -16;
    private const int BS_CENTER = 0x00000300;
    private const int BS_VCENTER = 0x00000C00;
    private const int BS_MULTILINE = 0x00002000;

    public static void SetButtonStyle(Button ctrl)
    {
        IntPtr hWnd;
        int style;

        ctrl.Capture = true;
        hWnd = GetCapture();
        ctrl.Capture = false;

        style = GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_STYLE);
        SetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_STYLE, (style | BS_CENTER | BS_VCENTER | BS_MULTILINE));

        ctrl.Refresh();
    }

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