How can I make this print the text in the edit box when you push the button instead of "You pushed a button." I have looked all over but I can't figure it out.

#include <windows.h>
#include "resource.h"
HWND hWndButton;
HWND hWndEditBox;
HFONT hFont;

/*  Declare Windows procedure  */
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);

/*  Make the class name into a global variable  */
char szClassName[ ] = "WindowsApp";

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
                    HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                    LPSTR lpszArgument,
                    int nFunsterStil)

{
    HWND hWnd;               /* This is the handle for our window */
    MSG messages;            /* Here messages to the application are saved */
    WNDCLASSEX wincl;        /* Data structure for the windowclass */

    /* The Window structure */
    wincl.hInstance = hThisInstance;
    wincl.lpszClassName = szClassName;
    wincl.lpfnWndProc = WindowProcedure;      /* This function is called by windows */
    wincl.style = CS_DBLCLKS;                 /* Catch double-clicks */
    wincl.cbSize = sizeof (WNDCLASSEX);

    /* Use default icon and mouse-pointer */
    wincl.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hIconSm = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wincl.lpszMenuName = NULL;                 /* No menu */
    wincl.cbClsExtra = 0;                      /* No extra bytes after the window class */
    wincl.cbWndExtra = 0;                      /* structure or the window instance */
    /* Use Windows's default color as the background of the window */
    wincl.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) COLOR_BACKGROUND;

    /* Register the window class, and if it fails quit the program */
    if (!RegisterClassEx (&wincl))
        return 0;

    /* The class is registered, let's create the program*/
    hWnd = CreateWindowEx (
           0,                   /* Extended possibilites for variation */
           szClassName,         /* Classname */
           "Windows App",       /* Title Text */
           WS_SYSMENU | WS_MINIMIZEBOX , /* default window */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* Windows decides the position */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* where the window ends up on the screen */
           330,                 /* The programs width */
           210,                 /* and height in pixels */
           HWND_DESKTOP,        /* The window is a child-window to desktop */
           NULL,                /* No menu */
           hThisInstance,       /* Program Instance handler */
           NULL                 /* No Window Creation data */
           );

    /* Make the window visible on the screen */
    ShowWindow (hWnd, nFunsterStil);

    /* Run the message loop. It will run until GetMessage() returns 0 */
    while (GetMessage (&messages, NULL, 0, 0))
    {
        /* Translate virtual-key messages into character messages */
        TranslateMessage(&messages);
        /* Send message to WindowProcedure */
        DispatchMessage(&messages);
    }

    /* The program return-value is 0 - The value that PostQuitMessage() gave */
    return messages.wParam;
}


/*  This function is called by the Windows function DispatchMessage()  */

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch (message)                  /* handle the messages */
    {
        case WM_CREATE:
             {
             HINSTANCE hInstance = (HINSTANCE) GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_HINSTANCE) ;
            hWndButton = CreateWindowEx(
            0,
            "BUTTON",
            "ADD",
            WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD,
            250,
            0,
            80,
            20,
            hWnd,
            (HMENU) IDB_BUTTON,
            hInstance,
            NULL);
             hFont = CreateFont(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, ANSI_CHARSET, OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS, CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS, DEFAULT_QUALITY, FF_MODERN, "Courier New");
             hWndEditBox = CreateWindow(
            "EDIT", 
            "", 
            WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD | ES_AUTOHSCROLL,
            0, 
            0, 
            250, 
            20, 
            hWnd, 
            (HMENU)IDC_EDITBOX_TEXT, 
            (HINSTANCE)GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_HINSTANCE), 
            NULL);
            SendMessage(hWndEditBox, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hFont, TRUE);
           

            
             
            
           
             }
            
             break;
        case WM_DESTROY:
                     
            PostQuitMessage (0);       /* send a WM_QUIT to the message queue */
            break;
            case WM_COMMAND: 
        {
            switch (LOWORD(wParam))
            {
                case IDB_BUTTON:
                {
                    switch (HIWORD(wParam))
                    {
                        case BN_CLICKED:
                            
                            
                            MessageBox(NULL, "You pushed a button.", "", MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
                        break; 
                    }
                }
                break;
            }
            return 0;
        } 
        break; 
        default:                      /* for messages that we don't deal with */
            return DefWindowProc (hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
        
    }

    return 0;
}

If you look at line 137 it calles the MessageBox function which takes the arguments MessageBox(<message to show>, <title>, <buttons to show>, <icon to show>)

How can I make this print the text in the edit box when you push the button instead of "You pushed a button." I have looked all over but I can't figure it out.

#include <windows.h>
#include "resource.h"
HWND hWndButton;
HWND hWndEditBox;
HFONT hFont;

/*  Declare Windows procedure  */
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);

/*  Make the class name into a global variable  */
char szClassName[ ] = "WindowsApp";

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
                    HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                    LPSTR lpszArgument,
                    int nFunsterStil)

{
    HWND hWnd;               /* This is the handle for our window */
    MSG messages;            /* Here messages to the application are saved */
    WNDCLASSEX wincl;        /* Data structure for the windowclass */

    /* The Window structure */
    wincl.hInstance = hThisInstance;
    wincl.lpszClassName = szClassName;
    wincl.lpfnWndProc = WindowProcedure;      /* This function is called by windows */
    wincl.style = CS_DBLCLKS;                 /* Catch double-clicks */
    wincl.cbSize = sizeof (WNDCLASSEX);

    /* Use default icon and mouse-pointer */
    wincl.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hIconSm = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wincl.lpszMenuName = NULL;                 /* No menu */
    wincl.cbClsExtra = 0;                      /* No extra bytes after the window class */
    wincl.cbWndExtra = 0;                      /* structure or the window instance */
    /* Use Windows's default color as the background of the window */
    wincl.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) COLOR_BACKGROUND;

    /* Register the window class, and if it fails quit the program */
    if (!RegisterClassEx (&wincl))
        return 0;

    /* The class is registered, let's create the program*/
    hWnd = CreateWindowEx (
           0,                   /* Extended possibilites for variation */
           szClassName,         /* Classname */
           "Windows App",       /* Title Text */
           WS_SYSMENU | WS_MINIMIZEBOX , /* default window */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* Windows decides the position */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* where the window ends up on the screen */
           330,                 /* The programs width */
           210,                 /* and height in pixels */
           HWND_DESKTOP,        /* The window is a child-window to desktop */
           NULL,                /* No menu */
           hThisInstance,       /* Program Instance handler */
           NULL                 /* No Window Creation data */
           );

    /* Make the window visible on the screen */
    ShowWindow (hWnd, nFunsterStil);

    /* Run the message loop. It will run until GetMessage() returns 0 */
    while (GetMessage (&messages, NULL, 0, 0))
    {
        /* Translate virtual-key messages into character messages */
        TranslateMessage(&messages);
        /* Send message to WindowProcedure */
        DispatchMessage(&messages);
    }

    /* The program return-value is 0 - The value that PostQuitMessage() gave */
    return messages.wParam;
}


/*  This function is called by the Windows function DispatchMessage()  */

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch (message)                  /* handle the messages */
    {
        case WM_CREATE:
             {
             HINSTANCE hInstance = (HINSTANCE) GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_HINSTANCE) ;
            hWndButton = CreateWindowEx(
            0,
            "BUTTON",
            "ADD",
            WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD,
            250,
            0,
            80,
            20,
            hWnd,
            (HMENU) IDB_BUTTON,
            hInstance,
            NULL);
             hFont = CreateFont(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, ANSI_CHARSET, OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS, CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS, DEFAULT_QUALITY, FF_MODERN, "Courier New");
             hWndEditBox = CreateWindow(
            "EDIT", 
            "", 
            WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD | ES_AUTOHSCROLL,
            0, 
            0, 
            250, 
            20, 
            hWnd, 
            (HMENU)IDC_EDITBOX_TEXT, 
            (HINSTANCE)GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_HINSTANCE), 
            NULL);
            SendMessage(hWndEditBox, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hFont, TRUE);
           

            
             
            
           
             }
            
             break;
        case WM_DESTROY:
                     
            PostQuitMessage (0);       /* send a WM_QUIT to the message queue */
            break;
            case WM_COMMAND: 
        {
            switch (LOWORD(wParam))
            {
                case IDB_BUTTON:
                {
                    switch (HIWORD(wParam))
                    {
                        case BN_CLICKED:
                            
                            
                            MessageBox(NULL, "You pushed a button.", "", MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
                        break; 
                    }
                }
                break;
            }
            return 0;
        } 
        break; 
        default:                      /* for messages that we don't deal with */
            return DefWindowProc (hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
        
    }

    return 0;
}
int TxtSize = GetWindowTextLenth (hwndEditBox) + 1;
char *Entry = new char [TxtSize];
GetWindowText (hwndEditBox, Entry, TxtSize);
MessageBox (NULL, Entry, "", MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION)
delete Entry [];

I'm pretty rusty at C++, so note useage of NEW & DELETE

line 5 should be delete[] Entry

Thanks I got it working using this code:

int TxtSize = GetWindowTextLength (hWndEditBox) + 1;
char *Entry = new char [TxtSize];
GetWindowText (hWndEditBox, Entry, TxtSize);
MessageBox (NULL, Entry, "", MB_OK | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
delete[] Entry;
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