EM_REPLACESEL

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This message replaces the current selection in an edit control with the specified text.

Syntax

EM_REPLACESEL 
    wParam = (WPARAM) fCanUndo; 
    lParam = (LPARAM)(LPCTSTR) lpszReplace;

Parameters

  • fCanUndo
    Boolean value that specifies whether the replacement operation can be undone. If set to TRUE, the operation can be undone. If set to FALSE, the operation cannot be undone.
  • lpszReplace
    Long pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the replacement text.

Return Value

None.

Remarks

Use the EM_REPLACESEL message to replace only a portion of the text in an edit control. To replace all of the text, use the WM_SETTEXT message.

If there is no current selection, the replacement text is inserted at the current location of the caret.

Requirements

Header windows.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

WM_SETTEXT
Edit Boxes Messages