EM_SETELLIPSISMODE message

This message sets the current ellipsis mode. When enabled, an ellipsis ( ) is displayed for text that doesn t fit in the display window. The ellipsis is only used when the control isn t active. When active, scroll bars are used to reveal text that doesn t fit into the display window.

#define EM_SETELLIPSISMODE       (WM_USER + 306)

Parameters

wParam

Not used; must be zero.

lParam

A DWORD which receives one of the following values.

Value	Meaning
ELLIPSIS_NONE	No ellipsis is used.
ELLIPSIS_END	Ellipsis at the end (forced break).
ELLIPSIS_WORD	Ellipsis at the end (word break).

The bits for these values all fit in the ELLIPSIS_MASK.

Return value

If wparam is 0 and lparam is one of the values in the table above, the return value equals TRUE; otherwise, the return value equals FALSE.

Requirements

See also

EM_GETELLIPSISMODE

EM_GETELLIPSISSTATE