EM_GETRECT  QAJ6H. 

An application sends an EM_GETRECT message to retrieve the formatting rectangle of an edit control. The formatting rectangle is the limiting rectangle of the text. The limiting rectangle is independent of the size of the edit-control window.

EM_GETRECT

wParam = 0;                    // not used; must be zero

lParam (LPARAM) (LPRECT) lprc; // address of structure for rectangle

Parameters

lprc

Value of lParam. Points to the RECTEZENA2 structure that receives the formatting rectangle.

Return Values

The return value is not a meaningful value.

Remarks

You can modify the formatting rectangle of a multiline edit control by using the EM_SETRECT and EM_SETRECTNP messages.

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