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How can I find what the inbuilt constants refer to? There does not seem to be anything in the help file apart from the #PB ones. There are lots of others . I did find the Scintilla ones on the Scintilla website but what about the #EM_ constants that refer to the editor gadget. Is there a list somewhere?
Thanks for any help.

EM_* is a Windows API message for edit controls. If you Google the constant (without the "#") you'll find it in the msdn library. The scheme is mostly easy to understand: name of control (listview=LV, checkbox=CB...), type of constant (message=M, notification=N, style=S...), underscore and a name. #LVM_ARRANGE is a listview-message (windows listview is purebasic listicon) that arranges the items.

This does not explain all constants. As I said, you can Google them, without the hashtag.

Goto PureBasic menu: Tools > Structure Viewer... In it there is a "Constants" tab which contains all the natively known constants and their values.

jacdelad wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:50 amThe scheme is mostly easy to understand: name of control (listview=LV, checkbox=CB...), type of constant (message=M, notification=N, style=S...), underscore and a name.

Cool, I never knew that. Thanks!