CRichEditCtrl::FormatRange

Formats a range of text in a rich edit control for a specific device.

long FormatRange(
   FORMATRANGE* pfr,
   BOOL bDisplay = TRUE 
);

Parameters

  • pfr
    Pointer to the FORMATRANGE structure which contains information about the output device. NULL indicates that cached information within the rich edit control can be freed.

  • bDisplay
    Indicates if the text should be rendered. If FALSE, the text is just measured.

Return Value

The index of the last character that fits in the region plus one.

Remarks

Typically, this call is followed by a call to DisplayBand.

For more information, see EM_FORMATRANGE message and FORMATRANGE structure in the Windows SDK.

Example

// First obtain a pointer to a printer DC.
CPageSetupDialog psDlg;
if (IDOK == psDlg.DoModal())
{
   CDC* pMyPrinterDC = CDC::FromHandle(psDlg.CreatePrinterDC());

   FORMATRANGE fr;

   // Get the page width and height from the printer.
   long lPageWidth = ::MulDiv(pMyPrinterDC->GetDeviceCaps(PHYSICALWIDTH),
       1440, pMyPrinterDC->GetDeviceCaps(LOGPIXELSX));
   long lPageHeight = ::MulDiv(pMyPrinterDC->GetDeviceCaps(PHYSICALHEIGHT),
       1440, pMyPrinterDC->GetDeviceCaps(LOGPIXELSY));
   CRect rcPage(0, 0, lPageWidth, lPageHeight);

   // Format the text and render it to the printer.
   fr.hdc = pMyPrinterDC->m_hDC;
   fr.hdcTarget = pMyPrinterDC->m_hDC;
   fr.rc = rcPage;
   fr.rcPage = rcPage;
   fr.chrg.cpMin = 0;
   fr.chrg.cpMax = -1;
   m_myRichEditCtrl.FormatRange(&fr, TRUE);

   // Update the display with the new formatting.
   RECT rcClient;
   m_myRichEditCtrl.GetClientRect(&rcClient);
   m_myRichEditCtrl.DisplayBand(&rcClient);   

   pMyPrinterDC->DeleteDC();
}

Requirements

Header: afxcmn.h

See Also

Reference

CRichEditCtrl Class

Hierarchy Chart

CRichEditCtrl::DisplayBand

Other Resources

CRichEditCtrl Members