EM_GETLIMITTEXT

An application sends the EM_GETLIMITTEXT message to retrieve the current text limit, in characters, for an edit control.

EM_GETLIMITTEXT 
wParam = 0;  // not used, must be zero 
lParam = 0;  // not used, must be zero 
 

Parameters

This message has no parameters.

Return Values

• The return value is the text limit.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 4.0 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.

See Also

Edit Controls Overview, Edit Control Messages, EM_SETLIMITTEXT