MLM_QUERYFORMATTEXTLENGTH

This message returns the length of a specified range of characters after the current formatting has been applied.

Syntax

param1
IPT iptStart; /* Insertion point to start from. */

param2
ULONG ulScan;  /* Number of characters to convert to bytes. */

Parameters

iptStart (IPT) - input

Insertion point to start from.

ulScan (ULONG) - input

Number of characters to convert to bytes.

0xFFFFFFFF: Convert until end of line.

Other: Convert specified number of characters.

Returns

ulText (ULONG) - return

Count of bytes in text after formatting.

Remarks

This message returns the length in bytes of a range of characters after the current formatting is applied. This differs from MLM_QUERYTEXTLENGTH in that:

• A range of insertion points can be queried.
• The byte count returned reflects the effects of the current formatting set

 by MLM_FORMAT.

Default Processing

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