EM_SELECTIONTYPE message

Determines the selection type for a rich edit control.

Parameters

wParam

Not used; must be zero.

lParam

Not used; must be zero.

Return value

If the selection is empty, the return value is SEL_EMPTY.

If the selection is not empty, the return value is a set of flags containing one or more of the following values.

Return code	Description
SEL_TEXT	Text.
SEL_OBJECT	At least one COM object.
SEL_MULTICHAR	More than one character of text.
SEL_MULTIOBJECT	More than one COM object.

Remarks

This message is useful during WM_SIZE processing for the parent of a bottomless rich edit control.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header	Richedit.h

See also

WM_SIZE