SetTextCtrlHeight
int SetTextCtrlHeight (int panelHandle, int controlID, int width);
Purpose
Sizes the height of the specified text box or text message control based on the width parameter and the text content in word wrap mode.
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Note This function changes the wrap mode of the text box to word wrap mode. |
You can use this function to size the height of a panel that contains text at run time based on a font that may change because of system settings, such as large fonts or normal font size.
Supported Controls
You can use SetTextCtrlHeight with the following controls:
Parameters
Input | ||
Name | Type | Description |
panelHandle | int | Specifier for a particular panel that is currently in memory. You can obtain this handle from functions such as LoadPanel and NewPanel. |
controlID | int | The defined constant, located in the .uir header file, that you assigned to the control in the User Interface Editor, or the ID returned by functions such as NewCtrl and DuplicateCtrl. |
width | int | The width of the text box or text message. Pass -1 to leave the width unchanged. |
Return Value
Name | Type | Description |
status | int | Return value indicating whether the function was successful. A negative number indicates that an error occurred. |
Additional Information
Library: User Interface Library
Include file: userint.h
LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 9.0 and later