Function Reference


_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetParaBorder

Gets the border settings of (first) selected paragraph or (if no selection) of the current paragraph

#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetParaBorder ( $hWnd )

Parameters

$hWnd Handle to the control

Return Value

Success: settings of first selected paragraph - a string consisting of values separated by semicolons (:):
Value 1 - one or more of:
    l - left border
    r - right border
    t - top border
    b - bottom border
    i - inside border
    o - outside border
or
    empty - no border
Value 2 - line style - one of:
    none - no line
    .75 - 3/4 point
    1.5 - 1 1/2 points
    2.25 - 2 1/4 points
    3 - 3 points
    4.5 - 4 1/2 points
    6 - 6 points
    .75d - 1/2 points, double
    1.5d - 1 1/2 points, double
    2.25d - 2 1/4 points, double
    .75g - 3/4 point grey
    .75gd - 3/4 point grey dashed
Value 3 - one of:
    aut - autocolor
    blk - black
    blu - blue
    cyn - cyan
    grn - green
    mag - magenta
    red - red
    yel - yellow
    whi - white
    dbl - dark blue
    dgn - dark green
    dmg - dark magenta
    drd - dark red
    dyl - dark yellow
    dgy - dark grey
    lgy - light grey
Value 4 - space between the border and the text (in space units)
Value 5 - scope:
    a - all (or only) selected paragraphs have these settings
    f - the first selected paragraph has these settings, but other(s) don't
    c - the current paragraph has these settings
Failure: "" and sets the @error flag to non-zero.
@error: 101 - $hWnd is not a handle

Remarks

Borders do not show in Rich Edit, but borders created here will show in Word.

Related

_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetParaBorder

See Also

Search EM_GETPARAFORMAT in MSDN Library.

Example

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

Global $g_idLblMsg, $g_hRichEdit

Example()

Func Example()
        Local $hGui, $iMsg, $iStep = 0, $idBtnNext
        $hGui = GUICreate("Example (" & StringTrimRight(@ScriptName, StringLen(".exe")) & ")", 320, 350, -1, -1)
        $g_hRichEdit = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a test.", 10, 10, 300, 220, _
                        BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
        $g_idLblMsg = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 235, 300, 60)
        $idBtnNext = GUICtrlCreateButton("Next", 270, 310, 40, 30)
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

        _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($g_hRichEdit, "First paragraph")
        Report("0. First paragraph: default settings")

        While True
                $iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
                Select
                        Case $iMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($g_hRichEdit) ; needed unless script crashes
                                ; GUIDelete()   ; is OK too
                                Exit
                        Case $iMsg = $idBtnNext
                                $iStep += 1
                                Switch $iStep
                                        Case 1
                                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($g_hRichEdit, @CRLF & "Second paragraph")
                                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetParaBorder($g_hRichEdit, "o", 3, "mag", 0.25)
                                                Report("1. Second paragraph: with border (should show in Word)")
                                        Case 2
                                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($g_hRichEdit, 10, -1)
                                                Report("2. Settings of first paragraph in selection")
                                        Case 3
                                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetParaBorder($g_hRichEdit, "l", 6, "blu")
                                                Report("3. Settings of both paragraphs changed")
                                        Case 4
                                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetParaBorder($g_hRichEdit, Default, ".75gd")
                                                Report("4. Line style changed")
                                        Case 5
                                                ; Stream all text to the Desktop so you can look at border settings in Word
                                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Deselect($g_hRichEdit)
                                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToFile($g_hRichEdit, @DesktopDir & "\gcre.rtf")
                                                GUICtrlSetState($idBtnNext, $GUI_DISABLE)
                                EndSwitch
                EndSelect
        WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func Report($sMsg)
        $sMsg = $sMsg & @CRLF & @CRLF & "Get function returns " & @CRLF & _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetParaBorder($g_hRichEdit)
        GUICtrlSetData($g_idLblMsg, $sMsg)
EndFunc   ;==>Report