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
hWndControl, // (HWND) handle to destination control
EM_SHOWBALLOONTIP, // (UINT) message ID
wParam, // = 0; not used, must be zero
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
If the message succeeds, it returns TRUE. Otherwise it returns FALSE.
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
| Header | Declared in Commctrl.h |
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| Minimum operating systems |
Windows XP |
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See Also