EM_EXLIMITTEXT

The EM_EXLIMITTEXT message sets an upper limit to the amount of text the user can type or paste into a rich edit control.

EM_EXLIMITTEXT 
wParam = 0; 
lParam = (LPARAM) (DWORD) cchTextMax; 
 

Parameters

cchTextMax

Maximum amount of text or zero for the default maximum. An OLE object counts as a single character. The default maximum is 32K.

Return Values

No return value.

Remarks

The text limit set by the EM_EXLIMITTEXT message does not limit the amount of text that you can stream into a rich edit control using the EM_STREAMIN message.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.51 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in richedit.h.

See Also

Rich Edit Controls Overview, Rich Edit Messages, EM_STREAMIN