EM_LINEINDEX message (Winuser.h)

Gets the character index of the first character of a specified line in a multiline edit control. A character index is the zero-based index of the character from the beginning of the edit control. You can send this message to either an edit control or a rich edit control.

Parameters

wParam

The zero-based line number. A value of -1 specifies the current line number (the line that contains the caret).

lParam

This parameter is not used.

Return value

The return value is the character index of the line specified in the wParam parameter, or it is -1 if the specified line number is greater than the number of lines in the edit control.

Remarks

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

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header
Winuser.h (include Windows.h)

See also

EM_LINEFROMCHAR