Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

Chapter 16: Text-Based Controls Visual C++ and MFC Fundamentals

Value Description

PFA_LEFT The paragraph will be aligned to the left

PFA_CENTER The paragraph will be aligned to the center

PFA_RIGHT The paragraph will be aligned to the right

The cTabCount and the rgxTabs member variables are used to control tab separation.

To retrieve the paragraph formatting applied on a paragraph, you can call the

CRichEditCtrl::GetParaFormat() method. Its syntax is:

DWORD GetParaFormat(PARAFORMAT& pf) const;

This method returns formatting applied on the selected paragraph.

Practical Learning: Using Rich Edit Properties

1. Add the following 8 buttons:

ID Caption

IDC_BTN_BOLD B

IDC_BTN_ITALIC I

IDC_BTN_UNDERLINE U

IDC_BTN_STRIKEOUT S

IDC_BTN_LEFT <

IDC_BTN_CENTER =

IDC_BTN_RIGHT >

IDC_BTN_BULLET :

2. Add a BN_CLICKED event handler for each button and implement the events as
   follows:
   void CRicher1Dlg::OnBnClickedBtnBold()
   {
   // TODO: Add your control notification handler code here
   CHARFORMAT Cfm;

m_Richer.GetSelectionCharFormat(Cfm);

Cfm.cbSize = sizeof(CHARFORMAT);

Cfm.dwMask = CFM_BOLD;

Cfm.dwEffects ^= CFE_BOLD;

m_Richer.SetSelectionCharFormat(Cfm);

m_Richer.SetFocus();