Get the length of all the text from the edit control
#include <GuiEdit.au3>
_GUICtrlEdit_GetTextLen($hWnd)
| $hWnd | Control ID/Handle to the control |
#include <GuiEdit.au3>
#include <GuiStatusBar.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
$Debug_Ed = False ; Check ClassName being passed to Edit functions, set to True and use a handle to another control to see it work
_Main()
Func _Main()
Local $StatusBar, $hEdit, $hGUI
Local $Wow64 = ""
If @AutoItX64 Then $Wow64 = "\Wow6432Node"
Local $sFile = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE" & $Wow64 & "\AutoIt v3\AutoIt", "InstallDir") & "\include\changelog.txt"
Local $aPartRightSide[2] = [378, -1]
; Create GUI
$hGUI = GUICreate("Edit Get Text Len", 400, 300)
$hEdit = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 2, 394, 268, BitOR($ES_WANTRETURN, $WS_VSCROLL))
$StatusBar = _GUICtrlStatusBar_Create($hGUI, $aPartRightSide)
_GUICtrlStatusBar_SetIcon($StatusBar, 1, 97, "shell32.dll")
GUISetState()
; Set Margins
_GUICtrlEdit_SetMargins($hEdit, BitOR($EC_LEFTMARGIN, $EC_RIGHTMARGIN), 10, 10)
; Set Text
_GUICtrlEdit_SetText($hEdit, FileRead($sFile))
; Get Text Len
_GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($StatusBar, "Text Len: " & _GUICtrlEdit_GetTextLen($hEdit) & " chars")
; Loop until user exits
Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
GUIDelete()
EndFunc ;==>_Main