An application sends a CB_GETEDITSEL message to get the starting and ending character positions of the current selection in the edit control of a combo box.
CB_GETEDITSEL
wParam = (WPARAM) (LPDWORD) lpdwStart; // receives starting position
lParam = (LPARAM) (LPDWORD) lpdwEnd; // receives ending position
Parameters
lpdwStart
Value of wParam. Points to a 32-bit value that receives the starting position of the selection. This parameter can be set to NULL.
lpdwEnd
Value of lParam. Points to a 32-bit value that receives the ending position of the selection. This parameter can be set to NULL.
Return Values
The return value is a zero-based 32-bit value with the starting position of the selection in the low-order word and with the ending position of the first character after the last selected character in the high-order word.
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