EM_DISPLAYBAND Message

The EM_DISPLAYBAND message displays a portion of the contents of a rich edit control, as previously formatted for a device using the EM_FORMATRANGE message.

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_DISPLAYBAND,
    // message ID
   (WPARAM) wParam,
    // = (WPARAM) () wParam;
   (LPARAM) lParam
    // = (LPARAM) () lParam;

);

Parameters

wParam
This parameter is not used; it must be zero.
lParam
Pointer to a RECT structure specifying the display area of the device.

Return Value

If the operation succeeds, the return value is TRUE.
If the operation fails, the return value is FALSE.

Remarks

Text and Component Object Model (COM) objects are clipped by the rectangle. The application does not need to set the clipping region.

Message Information

Header Declared in Richedit.h
Minimum operating systems Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0