EM_SETSEL
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4/8/2010
This message selects a range of characters in an edit control.
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 Value
None.
Remarks
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.
Requirements
| Header | windows.h |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 1.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |