This message is sent by an application to replace the current selection in an edit control with the specified text.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Winuser.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 1.0 and later |
Syntax
EM_REPLACESEL wParam = 0;
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 Values
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.
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