HOWTO: Create a List Box That Does Not Sort

• Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK)
• Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API)

SUMMARY

A Windows list box with the LBS_STANDARD style will sort the list of items into alphabetical order before displaying them in the control.

To create a list box that will not sort, you must remove the LBS_SORT bit from the window style. The following style specification removes this bit:

(LBS_STANDARD | LBS_HASSTRINGS) & ~LBS_SORT

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Last Reviewed: March 6, 1999