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Asked: 2026-06-02T19:34:18+00:00

I am trying to draw a multiline text using drawText. I am able to

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I am trying to draw a multiline text using drawText.
I am able to keep the width constant by passing DT_WORD_ELLIPSIS | DT_WORDBREAK flags
but if the string is long the text is getting cut vertically in the last line.

How to ensure that drawText doesn’t draw the last line if it it can’t fit the whole height ?

Currently I am passing these flags to drawText – DT_NOPREFIX | DT_WORD_ELLIPSIS | DT_LEFT | DT_WORDBREAK | DT_EXTERNALLEADING

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  1. Editorial Team

    Specify the DT_EDITCONTROL flag. According to the MSDN documentation:

    DT_EDITCONTROL

    Duplicates the text-displaying characteristics of a multiline edit
    control. Specifically, the average character width is calculated in
    the same manner as for an edit control, and the function does not
    display a partially visible last line    .

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