Gets inter-character position before the Previous word
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetCharPosOfPreviousWord ( $hWnd, $iCpStart )
| $hWnd | Handle to the control |
| $iCPStart | inter-character position to start from |
| Success: | the inter-character position before previous word. |
| Failure: | 0 and sets the @error flag to non-zero. |
| @error: | 101 - $hWnd is not a handle 102 - $iCpStart is not a number |
"Word" is defined broadly; it includes punctuation, parentheses and hyphens.
_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetCharPosOfNextWord, _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetCharWordBreakInfo
Search EM_FINDWORDBREAK in MSDN Library.
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Example()
Func Example()
Local $hGui, $iMsg, $idBtnNext, $idLblMsg, $hRichEdit, $iCp = 200
$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))
$idLblMsg = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 235, 300, 60)
$idBtnNext = GUICtrlCreateButton("Next", 270, 310, 40, 30)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit, "AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for " _
& "automating the Windows GUI and general scripting.")
While True
$iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
Select
Case $iMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
_GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit) ; needed unless script crashes
; GUIDelete() ; is OK too
Exit
Case $iMsg = $idBtnNext
$iCp = _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetCharPosOfPreviousWord($hRichEdit, $iCp)
GUICtrlSetData($idLblMsg, $iCp)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_GotoCharPos($hRichEdit, $iCp)
EndSelect
WEnd
EndFunc ;==>Example