EM_SETSEL (Windows CE 5.0)

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This message selects a range of characters in an edit control.

EM_SETSEL wParam = (WPARAM)(INT)nStart;lParam = (LPARAM)(INT)nEnd;

Parameters

  • nStart
    Specifies the starting character position of the selection.
  • nEnd
    Specifies the ending character position of the selection.

Return Values

None.

Remarks

If the nStart parameter is 0 and the nEnd parameter is –1, all the text in the edit control is selected. If nStart is –1, any current selection is removed. The caret is placed at the end of the selection indicated by the greater of the two values nEnd and nStart.

Requirements

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

See Also

EM_GETSEL | EM_REPLACESEL | EM_SCROLLCARET | Edit Boxes Messages

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