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EM_GETLINE (Windows CE 5.0)

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This message copies a line of text from an edit control and places the text in a specified buffer.

EM_GETLINE wParam = (WPARAM)line;lParam = (LPARAM)(LPCSTR)lpch;

Parameters

  • line
    Specifies the zero-based index of the line to retrieve from a multiline edit control. A value of zero specifies the topmost line. This parameter is ignored by a single-line edit control.
  • lpch
    Long pointer to the buffer that receives a copy of the line. The first word of the buffer specifies the maximum number of characters that can be copied to the buffer.

Return Values

The number of characters copied indicates success. Zero indicates that the line number specified by the line parameter is greater than the number of lines in the edit control.

Remarks

The copied line does not contain a terminating null character.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Windows.h.

See Also

EM_LINELENGTH | WM_GETTEXT | Edit Boxes Messages

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