EM_GETCHARFORMAT

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
No
Import Library
-
Header File
richedit.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

The EM_GETCHARFORMAT message determines the current character formatting in a rich edit control.

EM_GETCHARFORMAT

wParam = (WPARAM) (BOOL) fSelection;

lParam = (LPARAM) (CHARFORMAT FAR *) lpFmt;

Parameters
fSelection

Value specifying whether to get the default character formatting or the current selection's character formatting. If this parameter is zero, the default formatting is returned. Otherwise, the current selection's formatting is returned.

lpFmt

Pointer to a CHARFORMAT structure to fill in. If the selection formatting is being retrieved, the structure receives the attributes of the first character, and the dwMask member specifies which attributes are consistent throughout the entire selection.

Return Values
Returns the value of the dwMask member of the CHARFORMAT structure.