Function Reference


_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetTextLength

Get the length of the whole text in the control

#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetTextLength ( $hWnd [, $bExact = True [, $bChars = False [, $iUseCrLf = 1]]] )

Parameters

$hWnd Handle to the control
$bExact [optional]
    True - Return the exact length
    False - return at least the number of characters in the control (faster)
Default: exact length
$bChars [optional]
    True - return length in characters
    False - return length in bytes
Default: bytes
$iUseCrLf [optional]
    1 - End of line counting = 2 (default)
    0 - End of line counting = 1

Return Value

Success: the length, in bytes or characters.
Failure: 0 and sets the @error flag to non-zero.
@error: 101 - $hWnd is not a handle
102 - $bExact must be True or False
103 - $bChars must be True or False

See Also

Search EM_GETTEXTLENGTHEX in MSDN Library.

Example

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Global $g_idLblMsg

Example()

Func Example()
        Local $hGui, $iMsg, $hRichEdit
        $hGui = GUICreate("Example (" & StringTrimRight(@ScriptName, StringLen(".exe")) & ")", 320, 350, -1, -1)
        $hRichEdit = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a test.", 10, 10, 300, 220, _
                        BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
        $g_idLblMsg = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 235, 300, 60)
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

        _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit, @CRLF & "This is appended text.")

        Report("There are " & _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetTextLength($hRichEdit, True, True) & _
                        " characters in the control")

        While True
                $iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
                Select
                        Case $iMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit) ; needed unless script crashes
                                ; GUIDelete()   ; is OK too
                                Exit
                EndSelect
        WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func Report($sMsg)
        GUICtrlSetData($g_idLblMsg, $sMsg)
EndFunc   ;==>Report