This message is sent by an application to get the starting and ending character positions of the current selection in an edit control.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Winuser.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 1.0 and later |
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 Values
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.
Remarks
In a rich edit control, if the selection is not entirely contained in the first 64 KB, use the message EM_EXGETSEL.
See Also