CComboBox::LimitText

Syntax

BOOL LimitText( int nMaxChars );

Parameters

nMaxChars

Specifies the length (in bytes) of the text that the user can enter. If this parameter is 0, the text length is set to 65,535 bytes.

Remarks

Limits the length in bytes of the text that the user may enter into the edit control of a combo box.

If the combo box does not have the style CBS_AUTOHSCROLL, setting the text limit to be larger than the size of the edit control will have no effect.

LimitText only limits the text the user can enter. It has no effect on any text already in the edit control when the message is sent, nor does it affect the length of the text copied to the edit control when a string in the list box is selected.

Return Value

TRUE if successful. If called for a combo box with the style CBS_DROPDOWNLIST or for a combo box without an edit control, the return value is CB_ERR.

See Also

CB_LIMITTEXT