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The GetClassName function retrieves the name of the class to which the specified window belongs.

int GetClassName(

    HWND hWnd,

// handle of window

    LPTSTR lpClassName,

// address of buffer for class name

    int nMaxCount 

// size of buffer, in characters

   );

Parameters

hWnd
Identifies the window and, indirectly, the class to which the window belongs.
lpClassName
Points to the buffer that is to receive the class name string.
nMaxCount
Specifies the length, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by the lpClassName parameter. The class name string is truncated if it is longer than the buffer.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is the number of characters copied to the specified buffer.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

See Also

FindWindow, GetClassInfo, GetClassLong, GetClassWord