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    ListBox row height

    Does anyone know of a simple way to calculate the height of a row in a listbox? I'm trying to get my listbox to resize depending on the number of items in it, so that it's always exactly the right height.

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    mark one, take a screenshot and measure it in paint?
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    VB Code:
    1. Option Explicit
    2.  
    3. Private Declare Function SendMessageLong Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
    4.                                                                             ByVal wMsg As Long, _
    5.                                                                             ByVal wParam As Long, _
    6.                                                                             ByVal lParam As Long) _
    7.                                                                             As Long
    8.  
    9. Private Const LB_GETITEMHEIGHT = &H1A1
    10.  
    11. Private Sub Command1_Click()
    12. Dim lHeight As Long
    13.  
    14.     lHeight = SendMessageLong(List1.hwnd, LB_GETITEMHEIGHT, 0&, 0&)
    15.    
    16.     MsgBox lHeight & " pixels in height"
    17.  
    18. End Sub
    19.  
    20. Private Sub Form_Load()
    21.     List1.AddItem "Test"
    22. End Sub
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    My method's less icky
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    Originally posted by vbNeo
    My method's less icky
    What happens when he changes fonts? Then another screenshot needs to be taken and all that.

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    Originally posted by crptcblade
    Poo on you.
    Poo isn't icky
    "Lies, sanctions, and cruise missiles have never created a free and just society. Only everyday people can do that."
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