CRichEditCtrl::GetTextLength

Retrieves the length of the text, in characters, in this CRichEditCtrl object, not including the terminating null character.

long GetTextLength( ) const;

Return Value

The length of the text in this CRichEditCtrl object.

Remarks

For more information, see WM_GETTEXTLENGTH in the Windows SDK.

Example

// Limit the rich edit controls text to the number of 
// characters currently in it.
m_myRichEditCtrl.LimitText(m_myRichEditCtrl.GetTextLength());

Requirements

Header: afxcmn.h

See Also

Concepts

CRichEditCtrl Class

CRichEditCtrl Members

Hierarchy Chart

CRichEditCtrl::LimitText

CRichEditCtrl::GetLimitText