Thread: Is Text Modified in Edit Control

Hi
I would like to display a message in a statusbar if text inside an edit box has been modified. I don't seem to get this to work. Which message should I respond to? I've tried WM_CHAR and WM_KEYDOWN in my WindowProc.

Code:

case WM_KEYDOWN:
       ModifiedMessage(hwnd);
       break;

I have this function open a MessageBox for debugging purposes, and it shows that the ModifiedMessage function is never called.

#Edit:
I already got it working with adding this to the WM_COMMAND case:

Code:

case WM_COMMAND:
           if (HIWORD(wParam) == EN_CHANGE)
           {
               ModifiedMessage(hwnd);
               break;
           }

I hope, this won't mess up anything else.

>>I hope, this won't mess up anything else.<<

No, it won't. Use of the EN_CHANGE notification is correct in the context you have described.