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EM_GETSEL (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This message retrieves the starting and ending character positions of the current selection in an edit control.

Syntax

EM_GETSEL 
    wParam = (WPARAM)(LPDWORD) lpdwStart;
    lParam = (WPARAM)(LPDWORD) lpdwEnd;

Parameters

  • lpdwStart
    Long pointer to a 32-bit value that receives the starting position of the selection. This parameter can be NULL.
  • lpdwEnd
    Long pointer to a 32-bit value that receives the position of the first nonselected character after the end of the selection. This parameter can be NULL.

Return Value

The return value is a zero-based 32-bit value with the starting position of the selection in the low-order word and the position of the first character after the last selected character in the high-order word. If either of these values exceeds 65,535, the return value is -1.

Requirements

Header

windows.h

See Also

Reference

Edit Box Messages
EM_SETSEL