Edit box with automatic scrollbars?

Hi,
I'm trying to modify an edit box so that when the text in it exceeds its visible size, it automatically gains scrollbars. I've tried doing it like so:-

Code:

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(in my main window's WindowProc...)
(g_hwndText = edit box)
case EN_CHANGE:
{
  int iNumLines;
  HDC hDC;
  RECT rc;
  TEXTMETRIC tm;
  DWORD dwStyle;

  GetClientRect(g_hwndText, &rc);
  iNumLines = SendMessage(g_hwndText, EM_GETLINECOUNT, 0, 0);
  hDC = GetDC(g_hwndText);
  GetTextMetrics(hDC, &tm);
  ReleaseDC(g_hwndText, hDC);
  if (rc.bottom - (iNumLines * tm.tmHeight) < 0)
  {
      dwStyle = GetWindowLong(g_hwndText, GWL_STYLE);
      SetWindowLong(g_hwndText, GWL_STYLE, dwStyle | WS_VSCROLL);
  }
               
  break;
}

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But it doesn't seem to work. Any ideas?

Check that the HWND is valid and that the size returned in the tm struc is valid. (and that it enters the scroll loop)

another way is

Code:

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GetDlgItemText(blah,blah...)
GetTextExtentPoint32(hdc, sText, lstrlen(sText), &Size);

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and use Size.cy for the text height.

Could also try a listbox instead of the edit and use the msg / command 'ensure visible'.

Woohoo! I got it working!!! :)

I had two problems:-

1. EN_CHANGE isn't an actual window message (as I had thought), it comes through WM_COMMAND. D'oh.

2. I have to use SetWindowPos(g_hwndText, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_FRAMECHANGED) after SetWindowLong for the window to be updated and the scrollbar added.

It does seem to add the scrollbars a bit early for some reason, but it's looking good :)

I thought it was strange you had a switch just for the edit control.

Try UpdateWindow() instead of the SetWindowPos() (may be easier)