EM_GETRECT Overview  Group

An application sends an EM_GETRECT message to retrieve the formatting rectangle of an edit control. The formatting rectangle is the limiting rectangle of the text. The limiting rectangle is independent of the size of the edit-control window.

EM_GETRECT 

wParam = 0;                    // not used; must be zero 

lParam (LPARAM) (LPRECT) lprc; // address of structure for rectangle 

 

Parameters

lprc

Value of lParam. Points to the RECT structure that receives the formatting rectangle.

Return Values

The return value is not a meaningful value.

Remarks

You can modify the formatting rectangle of a multiline edit control by using the EM_SETRECT and EM_SETRECTNP messages.

See Also

EM_SETRECT, EM_SETRECTNP, RECT