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#define INCL_WINMLE
 
MLM_SETSEL
mp1 = MPFROMLONG(lOffsetBegin);    /* offset of beginning character */
mp2 = MPFROMLONG(lOffsetEnd);      /* offset of ending character    */
 
An application sends an MLM_SETSEL message to select an area of text within
a multiple-line entry field (MLE).
 
Parameter     Description
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lOffsetBegin  Low and high word of mp1. Specifies the offset (number of
              characters from the beginning of the text) of the first
              character. If this parameter is set to -1, the current cursor
              position is used.
 
lOffsetEnd    Low and high word of mp2. Specifies the offset of the
              character just beyond the selection, where the cursor is to be
              placed. If this parameter is set to -1, the current cursor
              position is used.
 
Return Value
 
The return value is always TRUE.
 
Comments
 
The MLE scrolls the text vertically and horizontally as needed to make the
selection visible.
 
If the lOffsetEnd parameter is greater than the lOffsetBegin parameter, the
cursor is placed to the right of the selected text. If lOffsetEnd is less
than lOffsetBegin, the cursor is placed to the left of the selected text.
 
Character offsets are zero-based. Therefore, the first character has an
offset of zero.
 
Example
 
This example highlights the second, third, and fourth characters of the
text, and places the cursor to the right of the fourth character.
 
WinSendMsg(hwndMle, MLM_SETSEL, (MPARAM) 1L, (MPARAM) 4L);
 
See Also
 
MLM_QUERYSEL
 
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