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DRAWTEXTPARAMS structure (winuser.h)

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The DRAWTEXTPARAMS structure contains extended formatting options for the DrawTextEx function.

Syntax

typedef struct tagDRAWTEXTPARAMS {
  UINT cbSize;
  int  iTabLength;
  int  iLeftMargin;
  int  iRightMargin;
  UINT uiLengthDrawn;
} DRAWTEXTPARAMS, *LPDRAWTEXTPARAMS;

Members

cbSize

The structure size, in bytes.

iTabLength

The size of each tab stop, in units equal to the average character width.

iLeftMargin

The left margin, in units equal to the average character width.

iRightMargin

The right margin, in units equal to the average character width.

uiLengthDrawn

Receives the number of characters processed by DrawTextEx, including white-space characters. The number can be the length of the string or the index of the first line that falls below the drawing area. Note that DrawTextEx always processes the entire string if the DT_NOCLIP formatting flag is specified.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header winuser.h (include Windows.h)

See also

DrawTextEx

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