EM_GETSEL
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4/8/2010
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 |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 1.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |