This message is sent by an application to select a range of characters in an edit control.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Winuser.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 1.0 and later |
Syntax
EM_SETSEL wParam = (WPARAM)(INT) nStart;
lParam = (LPARAM)(INT) nEnd;
Parameters
nStart
Specifies the starting character position of the selection.
nEnd
Specifies the ending character position of the selection.
Return Values
None.
Remarks
In a rich edit control, if the selection is not entirely contained in the first 64 KB, use the message EM_EXSETSEL.
If the nStart parameter is 0 and the nEnd parameter is –1, all the text in the edit control is selected. If nStart is –1, any current selection is removed. The caret is placed at the end of the selection indicated by the greater of the two values nEnd and nStart.
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