EN_MAXTEXT notification code

Sent when the current text insertion has exceeded the specified number of characters for the edit control. The text insertion has been truncated.

This notification code is also sent when an edit control does not have the ES_AUTOHSCROLL style and the number of characters to be inserted would exceed the width of the edit control.

This notification code is also sent when an edit control does not have the ES_AUTOVSCROLL style and the total number of lines resulting from a text insertion would exceed the height of the edit control.

The parent window of the edit control receives this notification code through a WM_COMMAND message.

EN_MAXTEXT

    WPARAM wParam;
    LPARAM lParam;

Parameters

wParam

The LOWORD contains the identifier of the edit control. The HIWORD specifies the notification code.

lParam

A handle to the edit control.

Remarks

The parent window always receives a WM_COMMAND message for this event, it does not require a notification mask sent with EM_SETEVENTMASK.

Rich Edit: Supported in Microsoft Rich Edit 1.0 and later. For information about the compatibility of rich edit versions with the various system versions, see About Rich Edit Controls.

Requirements

See also

WM_COMMAND