TCM_SETCURSEL Overview  Group

The TCM_SETCURSEL message selects a tab in a tab control. You can send this message explicitly or by using the TabCtrl_SetCurSel macro.

TCM_SETCURSEL 

wParam = (WPARAM) (int) iItem;  // index of the tab to select 

lParam = 0;                     // not used; must be zero 

 

Parameters

iItem

Index of the tab to select.

Return Values

Returns the index of the previously selected tab if successful or - 1 otherwise.

Remarks

A tab control does not send a TCN_SELCHANGING or TCN_SELCHANGE notification message when a tab is selected using this message.

See Also

TabCtrl_SetCurSel, TCN_SELCHANGE, TCN_SELCHANGING 

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