# DM_LISTFINDSTRING

The DM_LISTFINDSTRING message is sent to the dialog manager to find an element by pattern in a DI_COMBOBOX or DI_LISTBOX list.

### Param1

The ID of the dialog item in which the item is searched.

### Param2

Pointer to a FarListFindstructure specifying the element to find.

### Return

Index of the found element (0-based), or -1 if the specified item was not found.

### Controls

Control | Description
--- | ---
DI_LISTBOX | list
DI_COMBOBOX | combined list

### Remarks

### Example

See also:
FarListFind | DialogEx