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 EM_SETBKGNDCOLOR

The EM_SETBKGNDCOLOR message sets the background color for a rich edit control.

Syntax

To send this message, call the SendMessage function as follows.

    lResult = SendMessage(          // returns LRESULT in lResult
        (HWND) hWndControl,         // handle to destination control
        (UINT) EM_SETBKGNDCOLOR,    // message ID
        (WPARAM) wParam,            // = (WPARAM) () wParam;
        (LPARAM) lParam             // = (LPARAM) () lParam; 
    );   

Parameters

• wParam
  Specifies whether to use the system color. If this parameter is a nonzero value, the background is set to the window background system color. Otherwise, the background is set to the specified color.
• lParam
  A COLORREF structure specifying the color if wParam is zero. To generate a COLORREF, use the RGB macro.

Return Value

This message returns the original background color.

Message Information

• Header Declared in Richedit.h
• Minimum operating systems Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0

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