EM_SELECTIONTYPE

The EM_SELECTIONTYPE message determines the selection type for a rich edit control.

EM_SELECTIONTYPE 
wParam = 0; 
lParam = 0;

Return Values

Returns SEL_EMPTY if the selection is empty, or one or more of the following values:

Value Contents of the selection
SEL_TEXT Text
SEL_OBJECT At least one OLE object
SEL_MULTICHAR More than one character of text
SEL_MULTIOBJECT More than one OLE object

Remarks

This message is useful during WM_SIZE processing for the parent of a bottomless rich edit control.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.51 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in richedit.h.

See Also

Rich Edit Controls Overview, Rich Edit Messages, WM_SIZE