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                  Using Multiple-Line Entry-Field Controls
 
You can create an MLE by using the WinCreateWindow function or by specifying
the MLE statement in a dialog-window template in a resource file. The
following example shows how to create an MLE by using WinCreateWindow:
 
HWND hwndParent;   /* parent-window handle  */
HWND hwndMLE;      /* MLE handle            */
 
hwndMLE = WinCreateWindow(hwndParent,
              WC_MLE,
              "Test",
              MLS_BORDER | WS_VISIBLE,
              100, 100, 100, 100,
              hwndParent,
              HWND_TOP,
              2, NULL, NULL);
 
An MLE has the WC_MLE window class. As with other controls created using the
WinCreateWindow function, the WS_VISIBLE style must be set to display the
window immediately.
 
It is more common to create an MLE by using an MLE statement in a
dialog-window template in a resource file, as shown in the following
example:
 
MLE "", 101, 110, 10, 50, 100
 
The predefined class for an MLE is WC_MLE. If you do not specify a style,
the default styles MLS_BORDER, WS_GROUP, and WS_TABSTOP are used.
 
 
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