EM_REPLACESEL (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This message replaces the current selection in an edit control with the specified text.

Syntax

EM_REPLACESEL 
    wParam = (WPARAM) fCanUndo; 
    lParam = (LPARAM)(LPCTSTR) lpszReplace;

Parameters

  • fCanUndo
    Boolean value that specifies whether the replacement operation can be undone. If set to TRUE, the operation can be undone. If set to FALSE, the operation cannot be undone.
  • lpszReplace
    Long pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the replacement text.

Return Value

None.

Remarks

Use the EM_REPLACESEL message to replace only a portion of the text in an edit control. To replace all of the text, use the WM_SETTEXT message.

If there is no current selection, the replacement text is inserted at the current location of the caret.

Requirements

Header

windows.h

See Also

Reference

Edit Box Messages
WM_SETTEXT