The VisRichEdit type exposes the following members.

Methods

  NameDescription
Public methodBringWindowToTop
Brings a window to the top of all overlapping windows.
Public methodCenterWindow
Centers a window. If the window is a top-level window, it centers it on the desktop. If the window is a child window, it centers it on top of its parent.
Public methodClearCursor
Clears a window's cursor.
Public methodConvertFromRTF
Convert the specified RTF text into text formatting and display the rich text in the control.
Public methodConvertToRTF
Convert the contents of the control into RTF text.
Public methodDestroyWindow
Destroys a form window, a top-level table window, or a modeless dialog box created with SalCreateWindow.
Public methodDisableWindow
Disables keyboard and mouse input to a window. If the window contains text (for example, a push button), the text is grayed. If the window is a data field, it cannot receive the focus.
Public methodEnableWindow
Enables keyboard and mouse input to a window.
Public methodFindChild
This function finds a child window of a given name in the specified window.
Public methodFindText
Searches the control for the specified text.
Public methodFormUnitsToPixels
Computes the number of pixels in the number of form units. Form units are a unit of measurement used by functions which move and position objects. Form units are computed using physical units (pixels) in conjunction with the window's font size.
Public methodStatic memberFromHandle
Returns the control associated with the handle.
Public methodGetClassName
Return the name of a window's class as a string.
Public methodGetControlType
Returns an object's type.
Public methodGetDefaultCharFormat
Returns the default character formatting.
Public methodGetFirstChild
Returns the handle of the first child window of the specified type. You can use this function to get the handles of MDI child windows.
Public methodGetFirstVisibleLine
Returns the topmost visible line number.
Public methodGetFont
Gets a window's font name, size, and enhancements.
Public methodGetLimitText
Gets the limit on the amount of text a user can enter.
Public methodGetLine
Returns the specified line of text.
Public methodGetLineCount
Returns the number of lines of text in the control.
Public methodGetLocation
Returns a window's current position on the X and Y axes.
Public methodGetModify
Returns a flag indicating whether the contents have changed.
Public methodGetName()()()()
Gets the name of an object.
Public methodGetName(SalString%)
Gets the name of an object.
Public methodGetNextChild
Returns the handle of the next child window that matches a specified type.
Public methodGetParaFormat
Returns the paragraph formatting for the current selection.
Public methodGetParent
Returns the handle of an object's parent window.
Public methodGetProperty(SalString)
Gets the value of a named property.
Public methodGetProperty(SalString, SalString%)
Gets the value of a named property.
Public methodGetSel
Returns the starting and ending positions of the current selection.
Public methodGetSelectionCharFormat
Returns the character formatting for the current selection.
Public methodGetSelectionType
Returns flags indicating the selection type.
Public methodGetSelText
Returns the plain text of the current selection.
Public methodGetSize
Returns a window's size.
Public methodGetText()()()()
Returns all plain text in the control (same as SalGetWindowText).
Public methodGetText(SalNumber)
Retrieves the text of a window.
Public methodGetText(SalString%, SalNumber)
Retrieves the text of a window.
Public methodGetTextLength
Returns the length of the plain text in teh control. The text length does not include RTF formatting.
Public methodGetWindowColor
Gets a window's color.
Public methodGetWindowState
Returns a window's current state.
Public methodHideSelection
Hide or show the current selection.
Public methodHideWindow
Hides a window.
Public methodInvalidateWindow
Causes a window to be repainted.
Public methodIsDerivedFromClass
Determines whether a window is an instance of the specified class.
Public methodIsEnabled
Determines whether a window is enabled for mouse and keyboard input.
Public methodIsVisible
Determines whether a window is currently visible.
Public methodKillTimer
Destroys an object's system timer.
Public methodLimitText
Limits the amount of text a user can enter into the object. Changing the text limit restricts only the text the user can enter. It has no effect on any text already in the control, nor does it affect the length of the text that may be copied into the control.
Public methodLineFromChar
Return the line number of the line that contains the specified character index.
Public methodLineIndex
Return the character index of the specified line. The character index is the number of characters from the beginning of the control to the specified line.
Public methodLineLength
Returns the length (in characters) of the specified line.
Public methodLineScroll
Scrolls the text vertically or horizontally.
Public methodMoveWindow
Moves a window a given number of form units on the X and Y axes relative to its current position.
Public methodPixelsToFormUnits
Computes the number of form units based on the number of pixels. Form units are a unit of measurement used by functions that move and position objects. Form units are computed using physical units (pixels) in conjunction with a window's font sizes.
Public methodPostMessage
Posts the specified message to a window by adding nMsg to hWndReceiver's message queue.
Public methodReplaceSel
Replaces the current selection with the specified text.
Public methodSendMessage
Sends the specified message to a window. SalSendMsg does not return until the processing for the message is complete.
Public methodSendMessageToChildren
Sends a message to all child items of a form window, dialog box, table window, or MDI window.
Public methodSetContextMenu(Type, SalNumber)
Defines a named popup menu that displays automatically when a window receives SAM_ContextMenu.
Public methodSetContextMenu(SalString, SalNumber)
Defines a named popup menu that displays automatically when a window receives SAM_ContextMenu.
Public methodSetCursor(Int32, SalNumber)
Sets a window's cursor.
Public methodSetCursor(SalResourceCursor, SalNumber)
Sets a window's cursor.
Public methodSetCursor(SalString, SalNumber)
Sets a window's cursor from a string variable.
Public methodSetCursorFile
Sets an application-defined cursor for the specified window. Use this function to set the cursor from an image stored in a file.
Public methodSetDefaultCharFormat
Sets the default character formatting.
Public methodSetFocus
Sets the focus to a specified window.
Public methodSetFont
Sets a window's font, font size, and font enhancements.
Public methodSetLocation
Moves a window to a new position (x, y) on the X and Y axes.
Public methodSetModify
Sets or clears the modification flag for the control.
Public methodSetOptions
Sets options for the Rich Edit control (see REF flag definitions in global constants).
Public methodSetParaFormat
Sets the paragraph formatting for the first paragraph in the current selection.
Public methodSetProperty
Sets the value of a named property.
Public methodSetSel
Sets the selected (highlighted) text.
Public methodSetSelectionCharFormat
Sets the character formatting for the current selection.
Public methodSetSize
Resizes a window.
Public methodSetText
Sets the text of a window.
Public methodSetTimer
Creates a system timer for a given object. When a timer event occurs, sends SAM_Timer messages to the object in specified intervals. Timers are a limited global resource. Your application must check the value returned by SalTimerSet to verify that the timer was created.
Public methodSetWindowColor
Sets a window's color.
Public methodShowWindow
Makes a window visible.
Public methodTrackPopupMenu(Type, SalNumber, SalNumber, SalNumber)
Creates pop-up menus at runtime.
Public methodTrackPopupMenu(SalString, SalNumber, SalNumber, SalNumber)
Creates pop-up menus at runtime.
Public methodUpdateWindow
Forces the update of a window.
Public methodWinHelp
Starts the Windows help system.
Protected methodWndProc
Redirect Windows message to the implementation object.
(Overrides RichTextBox..::..WndProc(Message%).)
Public methodYield
Processes messages for this control.

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