shautocomplete (shlwapi)
Last changed: -63.231.54.252

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Summary
Instructs system edit controls to use AutoComplete to help complete URLs or file system paths.

C# Signature:

[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", ExactSpelling=true, PreserveSig=false)]
public static extern Int32 SHAutoComplete(
    IntPtr hwndEdit,
    AutoCompleteFlags dwFlags
);

VB .NET Signature:

Declare Function SHAutoComplete Lib "shlwapi.dll" (ByVal hWndEdit As IntPtr, ByVal dwFlags As AutoCompleteFlags) As Integer

User-Defined Types:

AutoCompleteFlags

Notes:

See also GetComboBoxInfo

See also http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/csdoesshell4.asp

Tips & Tricks:

Please add some!

Sample Code:

Int32 res = SHAutoComplete(textBox1.Handle, AutoCompleteFlags.SHACF_FILESYSTEM);

Alternative Managed API:

None.

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