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GetKeyboardLayoutName

The GetKeyboardLayoutName function retrieves the name of the active keyboard layout.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function GetKeyboardLayoutName Lib "user32" Alias "GetKeyboardLayoutNameA" (ByVal pwszKLID As String) As Long

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
User32

Parameter Information
- pwszKLID
Points to the buffer of at least KL_NAMELENGTH characters that is to receive the name of the keyboard layout, including the NULL terminator. This will be a copy of the string provided to the LoadKeyboardLayout function, unless layout substitution took place.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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

Last update: 07 April 2006