This message is sent by an application to copy a line of text from an edit control and place it in a specified buffer.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Winuser.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 1.0 and later |
Syntax
EM_GETLINE wParam = (WPARAM) line;
lParam = (LPARAM)(LPCSTR) lpch;
Parameters
line
Specifies the zero-based index of the line to retrieve from a multiline edit control. A value of zero specifies the topmost line. This parameter is ignored by a single-line edit control.
lpch
Long pointer to the buffer that receives a copy of the line. The first word of the buffer specifies the maximum number of characters that can be copied to the buffer.
Return Values
The number of characters copied indicates success. Zero indicates that the line number specified by the line parameter is greater than the number of lines in the edit control.
Remarks
The copied line does not contain a terminating null character.
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