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 EM_SHOWBALLOONTIP Message

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EM_SHOWBALLOONTIP Message

The EM_SHOWBALLOONTIP message displays a balloon tip associated with an edit control.

Syntax

To send this message, call the SendMessage function as follows.
lResult = SendMessage(     // returns LRESULT in lResult
   (HWND) hWndControl,     // handle to destination control
   (UINT) EM_SHOWBALLOONTIP,     // message ID
   (WPARAM) wParam,     // = 0; not used, must be zero
   (LPARAM) lParam     // = (LPARAM) (PEDITBALLOONTIP) lParam;
);

Parameters

wParam
Not used; must be zero.
lParam
A pointer to an EDITBALLOONTIP structure that contains information about the balloon tip to display.

Return Value

Remarks

Note  To use this API, you must provide a manifest specifying Comclt32.dll version 6.0. For more information on manifests, see Enabling Visual Styles.

Message Information

HeaderDeclared in Commctrl.h
Minimum operating systems Windows XP

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