MLM LINEFROMCHAR

This message returns the line number corresponding to a given insertion point.

Syntax

param1
IPT iptFirst;   /* Insertion point of interest. */

param2
ULONG ulReserved;  /* Reserved value, should be 0. */

Parameters

iptFirst (IPT) - input

Insertion point of interest.

ulReserved (ULONG) - input

Reserved value, should be 0.

Returns

lLineNum (LONG) - return

Line number of insertion point.

Remarks=

For any insertion point, the corresponding line number is returned. If the insertion point is -1, the number of the line containing the first insertion point of the selection is returned.

The term line means a line on the display after the application of word-wrap. It does not mean a line as defined by the CR LF line-break sequence.

Default Processing

The default window procedure takes no action on this message, other than to set lLineNum to 0.