Menus and Other Resources

Overview of the Menus and Other Resources technology.

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Functions

 
AppendMenuA

Appends a new item to the end of the specified menu bar, drop-down menu, submenu, or shortcut menu. You can use this function to specify the content, appearance, and behavior of the menu item. (ANSI)
AppendMenuW

Appends a new item to the end of the specified menu bar, drop-down menu, submenu, or shortcut menu. You can use this function to specify the content, appearance, and behavior of the menu item. (Unicode)
BeginUpdateResourceA

Retrieves a handle that can be used by the UpdateResource function to add, delete, or replace resources in a binary module. (ANSI)
BeginUpdateResourceW

Retrieves a handle that can be used by the UpdateResource function to add, delete, or replace resources in a binary module. (Unicode)
CharLowerA

Converts a character string or a single character to lowercase. If the operand is a character string, the function converts the characters in place. (ANSI)
CharLowerBuffA

Converts uppercase characters in a buffer to lowercase characters. The function converts the characters in place. (ANSI)
CharLowerBuffW

Converts uppercase characters in a buffer to lowercase characters. The function converts the characters in place. (Unicode)
CharLowerW

Converts a character string or a single character to lowercase. If the operand is a character string, the function converts the characters in place. (Unicode)
CharNextA

Retrieves a pointer to the next character in a string. This function can handle strings consisting of either single- or multi-byte characters. (ANSI)
CharNextExA

Retrieves the pointer to the next character in a string. This function can handle strings consisting of either single- or multi-byte characters.
CharNextW

Retrieves a pointer to the next character in a string. This function can handle strings consisting of either single- or multi-byte characters. (Unicode)
CharPrevA

Retrieves a pointer to the preceding character in a string. This function can handle strings consisting of either single- or multi-byte characters. (ANSI)
CharPrevExA

Retrieves the pointer to the preceding character in a string. This function can handle strings consisting of either single- or multi-byte characters.
CharPrevW

Retrieves a pointer to the preceding character in a string. This function can handle strings consisting of either single- or multi-byte characters. (Unicode)
CharToOemA

Translates a string into the OEM-defined character set.Warning  Do not use. (ANSI)
CharToOemBuffA

Translates a specified number of characters in a string into the OEM-defined character set. (ANSI)
CharToOemBuffW

Translates a specified number of characters in a string into the OEM-defined character set. (Unicode)
CharToOemW

Translates a string into the OEM-defined character set.Warning  Do not use. (Unicode)
CharUpperA

Converts a character string or a single character to uppercase. If the operand is a character string, the function converts the characters in place. (ANSI)
CharUpperBuffA

Converts lowercase characters in a buffer to uppercase characters. The function converts the characters in place. (ANSI)
CharUpperBuffW

Converts lowercase characters in a buffer to uppercase characters. The function converts the characters in place. (Unicode)
CharUpperW

Converts a character string or a single character to uppercase. If the operand is a character string, the function converts the characters in place. (Unicode)
CheckMenuItem

Sets the state of the specified menu item's check-mark attribute to either selected or clear.
CheckMenuRadioItem

Checks a specified menu item and makes it a radio item. At the same time, the function clears all other menu items in the associated group and clears the radio-item type flag for those items.
ClipCursor

Confines the cursor to a rectangular area on the screen.
CopyAcceleratorTableA

Copies the specified accelerator table. This function is used to obtain the accelerator-table data that corresponds to an accelerator-table handle, or to determine the size of the accelerator-table data. (ANSI)
CopyAcceleratorTableW

Copies the specified accelerator table. This function is used to obtain the accelerator-table data that corresponds to an accelerator-table handle, or to determine the size of the accelerator-table data. (Unicode)
CopyCursor

Copies the specified cursor.
CopyIcon

Copies the specified icon from another module to the current module.
CopyImage

Creates a new image (icon, cursor, or bitmap) and copies the attributes of the specified image to the new one. If necessary, the function stretches the bits to fit the desired size of the new image.
CreateAcceleratorTableA

Creates an accelerator table. (ANSI)
CreateAcceleratorTableW

Creates an accelerator table. (Unicode)
CreateCaret

Creates a new shape for the system caret and assigns ownership of the caret to the specified window. The caret shape can be a line, a block, or a bitmap.
CreateCursor

Creates a cursor having the specified size, bit patterns, and hot spot.
CreateIcon

Creates an icon that has the specified size, colors, and bit patterns.
CreateIconFromResource

Creates an icon or cursor from resource bits describing the icon. (CreateIconFromResource)
CreateIconFromResourceEx

Creates an icon or cursor from resource bits describing the icon. (CreateIconFromResourceEx)
CreateIconIndirect

Creates an icon or cursor from an ICONINFO structure.
CreateMenu

Creates a menu. The menu is initially empty, but it can be filled with menu items by using the InsertMenuItem, AppendMenu, and InsertMenu functions.
CreatePopupMenu

Creates a drop-down menu, submenu, or shortcut menu.
CreateResourceIndexer

Creates a new resource indexer for the specified paths of the root of the project files and the extension DLL.
DeleteMenu

Deletes an item from the specified menu. If the menu item opens a menu or submenu, this function destroys the handle to the menu or submenu and frees the memory used by the menu or submenu.
DestroyAcceleratorTable

Destroys an accelerator table.
DestroyCaret

Destroys the caret's current shape, frees the caret from the window, and removes the caret from the screen.
DestroyCursor

Destroys a cursor and frees any memory the cursor occupied. Do not use this function to destroy a shared cursor.
DestroyIcon

Destroys an icon and frees any memory the icon occupied.
DestroyIndexedResults

Frees the parameters that the IndexFilePath method returned.
DestroyMenu

Destroys the specified menu and frees any memory that the menu occupies.
DestroyResourceIndexer

Frees the computational resources associated with the specified resource indexer.
DrawIcon

Draws an icon or cursor into the specified device context.
DrawIconEx

Draws an icon or cursor into the specified device context, performing the specified raster operations, and stretching or compressing the icon or cursor as specified.
DrawMenuBar

Redraws the menu bar of the specified window. If the menu bar changes after the system has created the window, this function must be called to draw the changed menu bar.
EnableMenuItem

Enables, disables, or grays the specified menu item.
EndMenu

Ends the calling thread's active menu.
EndUpdateResourceA

Commits or discards changes made prior to a call to UpdateResource. (ANSI)
EndUpdateResourceW

Commits or discards changes made prior to a call to UpdateResource. (Unicode)
ENUMRESLANGPROCA

An application-defined callback function used with the EnumResourceLanguages and EnumResourceLanguagesEx functions. (ANSI)
ENUMRESLANGPROCW

An application-defined callback function used with the EnumResourceLanguages and EnumResourceLanguagesEx functions. (ANSI)
ENUMRESNAMEPROCA

An application-defined callback function used with the EnumResourceNames and EnumResourceNamesEx functions. (ANSI)
ENUMRESNAMEPROCW

An application-defined callback function used with the EnumResourceNames and EnumResourceNamesEx functions. (Unicode)
EnumResourceLanguagesA

Enumerates language-specific resources, of the specified type and name, associated with a binary module. (ANSI)
EnumResourceLanguagesExA

Enumerates language-specific resources, of the specified type and name, associated with a specified binary module. Extends EnumResourceLanguages by allowing more control over the enumeration. (ANSI)
EnumResourceLanguagesExW

Enumerates language-specific resources, of the specified type and name, associated with a specified binary module. Extends EnumResourceLanguages by allowing more control over the enumeration. (Unicode)
EnumResourceLanguagesW

Enumerates language-specific resources, of the specified type and name, associated with a binary module. (Unicode)
EnumResourceNamesA

Enumerates resources of a specified type within a binary module. (ANSI)
EnumResourceNamesExA

Enumerates resources of a specified type that are associated with a specified binary module. The search can include both an LN file and its associated .mui files, or it can be limited in several ways. (ANSI)
EnumResourceNamesExW

Enumerates resources of a specified type that are associated with a specified binary module. The search can include both an LN file and its associated .mui files, or it can be limited in several ways. (Unicode)
EnumResourceNamesW

Enumerates resources of a specified type within a binary module. (Unicode)
EnumResourceTypesA

Enumerates resource types within a binary module. (ANSI)
EnumResourceTypesExA

Enumerates resource types associated with a specified binary module. (ANSI)
EnumResourceTypesExW

Enumerates resource types associated with a specified binary module. (Unicode)
EnumResourceTypesW

Enumerates resource types within a binary module. (Unicode)
ENUMRESTYPEPROCA

An application-defined callback function used with the EnumResourceTypes and EnumResourceTypesEx functions. (ANSI)
ENUMRESTYPEPROCW

An application-defined callback function used with the EnumResourceTypes and EnumResourceTypesEx functions. (Unicode)
FindResourceA

Determines the location of a resource with the specified type and name in the specified module. (FindResourceA)
FindResourceExA

Determines the location of the resource with the specified type, name, and language in the specified module. (FindResourceExA)
FindResourceExW

Determines the location of the resource with the specified type, name, and language in the specified module. (FindResourceExW)
FindResourceW

Determines the location of a resource with the specified type and name in the specified module. (FindResourceW)
FreeResource

Decrements (decreases by one) the reference count of a loaded resource. When the reference count reaches zero, the memory occupied by the resource is freed.
GetCaretBlinkTime

Retrieves the time required to invert the caret's pixels. The user can set this value.
GetCaretPos

Copies the caret's position to the specified POINT structure.
GetClipCursor

Retrieves the screen coordinates of the rectangular area to which the cursor is confined.
GetCursor

Retrieves a handle to the current cursor.
GetCursorInfo

Retrieves information about the global cursor.
GetCursorPos

Retrieves the position of the mouse cursor, in screen coordinates.
GetDistanceOfClosestLanguageInList

Determines the distance between the specified language code and the closest match in a list of languages.
GetFileVersionInfoA

Retrieves version information for the specified file. (GetFileVersionInfoA)
GetFileVersionInfoExA

Retrieves version information for the specified file. (GetFileVersionInfoExA)
GetFileVersionInfoExW

Retrieves version information for the specified file. (GetFileVersionInfoExW)
GetFileVersionInfoSizeA

Determines whether the operating system can retrieve version information for a specified file. If version information is available, GetFileVersionInfoSize returns the size, in bytes, of that information. (ANSI)
GetFileVersionInfoSizeExA

Determines whether the operating system can retrieve version information for a specified file. If version information is available, GetFileVersionInfoSizeEx returns the size, in bytes, of that information. (ANSI)
GetFileVersionInfoSizeExW

Determines whether the operating system can retrieve version information for a specified file. If version information is available, GetFileVersionInfoSizeEx returns the size, in bytes, of that information. (Unicode)
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW

Determines whether the operating system can retrieve version information for a specified file. If version information is available, GetFileVersionInfoSize returns the size, in bytes, of that information. (Unicode)
GetFileVersionInfoW

Retrieves version information for the specified file. (GetFileVersionInfoW)
GetIconInfo

Retrieves information about the specified icon or cursor.
GetIconInfoExA

Retrieves information about the specified icon or cursor. GetIconInfoEx extends GetIconInfo by using the newer ICONINFOEX structure. (ANSI)
GetIconInfoExW

Retrieves information about the specified icon or cursor. GetIconInfoEx extends GetIconInfo by using the newer ICONINFOEX structure. (Unicode)
GetMenu

Retrieves a handle to the menu assigned to the specified window.
GetMenuBarInfo

Retrieves information about the specified menu bar.
GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions

Retrieves the dimensions of the default check-mark bitmap.
GetMenuDefaultItem

Determines the default menu item on the specified menu.
GetMenuInfo

Retrieves information about a specified menu.
GetMenuItemCount

Determines the number of items in the specified menu.
GetMenuItemID

Retrieves the menu item identifier of a menu item located at the specified position in a menu.
GetMenuItemInfoA

Retrieves information about a menu item. (ANSI)
GetMenuItemInfoW

Retrieves information about a menu item. (Unicode)
GetMenuItemRect

Retrieves the bounding rectangle for the specified menu item.
GetMenuState

Retrieves the menu flags associated with the specified menu item.
GetMenuStringA

Copies the text string of the specified menu item into the specified buffer. (ANSI)
GetMenuStringW

Copies the text string of the specified menu item into the specified buffer. (Unicode)
GetPhysicalCursorPos

Retrieves the position of the cursor in physical coordinates.
GetSubMenu

Retrieves a handle to the drop-down menu or submenu activated by the specified menu item.
GetSystemMenu

Enables the application to access the window menu (also known as the system menu or the control menu) for copying and modifying.
HideCaret

Removes the caret from the screen. Hiding a caret does not destroy its current shape or invalidate the insertion point.
HiliteMenuItem

Adds or removes highlighting from an item in a menu bar.
IndexFilePath

Indexes a file path for file and folder naming conventions.
InsertMenuA

Inserts a new menu item into a menu, moving other items down the menu. (ANSI)
InsertMenuItemA

Inserts a new menu item at the specified position in a menu. (ANSI)
InsertMenuItemW

Inserts a new menu item at the specified position in a menu. (Unicode)
InsertMenuW

Inserts a new menu item into a menu, moving other items down the menu. (Unicode)
IS_INTRESOURCE

Determines whether a value is an integer identifier for a resource.
IsCharAlphaA

Determines whether a character is an alphabetical character. This determination is based on the semantics of the language selected by the user during setup or through Control Panel. (ANSI)
IsCharAlphaNumericA

Determines whether a character is either an alphabetical or a numeric character. This determination is based on the semantics of the language selected by the user during setup or through Control Panel. (ANSI)
IsCharAlphaNumericW

Determines whether a character is either an alphabetical or a numeric character. This determination is based on the semantics of the language selected by the user during setup or through Control Panel. (Unicode)
IsCharAlphaW

Determines whether a character is an alphabetical character. This determination is based on the semantics of the language selected by the user during setup or through Control Panel. (Unicode)
IsCharLowerA

Determines whether a character is lowercase. This determination is based on the semantics of the language selected by the user during setup or through Control Panel.
IsCharUpperA

Determines whether a character is uppercase. This determination is based on the semantics of the language selected by the user during setup or through Control Panel. (ANSI)
IsCharUpperW

Determines whether a character is uppercase. This determination is based on the semantics of the language selected by the user during setup or through Control Panel. (Unicode)
IsMenu

Determines whether a handle is a menu handle.
IsWellFormedTag

Determines whether a BCP-47 language tag is well-formed.
LoadAcceleratorsA

Loads the specified accelerator table. (ANSI)
LoadAcceleratorsW

Loads the specified accelerator table. (Unicode)
LoadCursorA

Loads the specified cursor resource from the executable (.EXE) file associated with an application instance. (ANSI)
LoadCursorFromFileA

Creates a cursor based on data contained in a file. (ANSI)
LoadCursorFromFileW

Creates a cursor based on data contained in a file. (Unicode)
LoadCursorW

Loads the specified cursor resource from the executable (.EXE) file associated with an application instance. (Unicode)
LoadIconA

Loads the specified icon resource from the executable (.exe) file associated with an application instance. (ANSI)
LoadIconW

Loads the specified icon resource from the executable (.exe) file associated with an application instance. (Unicode)
LoadImageA

Loads an icon, cursor, animated cursor, or bitmap. (ANSI)
LoadImageW

Loads an icon, cursor, animated cursor, or bitmap. (Unicode)
LoadMenuA

Loads the specified menu resource from the executable (.exe) file associated with an application instance. (ANSI)
LoadMenuIndirectA

Loads the specified menu template in memory. (ANSI)
LoadMenuIndirectW

Loads the specified menu template in memory. (Unicode)
LoadMenuW

Loads the specified menu resource from the executable (.exe) file associated with an application instance. (Unicode)
LoadResource

Retrieves a handle that can be used to obtain a pointer to the first byte of the specified resource in memory.
LoadStringA

Loads a string resource from the executable file associated with a specified module, copies the string into a buffer, and appends a terminating null character. (ANSI)
LoadStringW

Loads a string resource from the executable file associated with a specified module, copies the string into a buffer, and appends a terminating null character. (Unicode)
LockResource

Retrieves a pointer to the specified resource in memory.
LookupIconIdFromDirectory

Searches through icon or cursor data for the icon or cursor that best fits the current display device. (LookupIconIdFromDirectory)
LookupIconIdFromDirectoryEx

Searches through icon or cursor data for the icon or cursor that best fits the current display device. (LookupIconIdFromDirectoryEx)
lstrcatA

Appends one string to another.Warning  Do not use. (ANSI)
lstrcatW

Appends one string to another.Warning  Do not use. (Unicode)
lstrcmpA

Compares two character strings. The comparison is case-sensitive. (ANSI)
lstrcmpiA

Compares two character strings. The comparison is not case-sensitive. (ANSI)
lstrcmpiW

Compares two character strings. The comparison is not case-sensitive. (Unicode)
lstrcmpW

Compares two character strings. The comparison is case-sensitive. (Unicode)
lstrcpyA

Copies a string to a buffer. (ANSI)
lstrcpynA

Copies a specified number of characters from a source string into a buffer.Warning  Do not use. (ANSI)
lstrcpynW

Copies a specified number of characters from a source string into a buffer.Warning  Do not use. (Unicode)
lstrcpyW

Copies a string to a buffer. (Unicode)
lstrlenA

Determines the length of the specified string (not including the terminating null character). (ANSI)
lstrlenW

Determines the length of the specified string (not including the terminating null character). (Unicode)
MAKEINTRESOURCEA

Converts an integer value to a resource type compatible with the resource-management functions. This macro is used in place of a string containing the name of the resource. (ANSI)
MAKEINTRESOURCEW

Converts an integer value to a resource type compatible with the resource-management functions. This macro is used in place of a string containing the name of the resource. (Unicode)
MenuItemFromPoint

Determines which menu item, if any, is at the specified location.
ModifyMenuA

Changes an existing menu item. (ANSI)
ModifyMenuW

Changes an existing menu item. (Unicode)
OemToCharA

Translates a string from the OEM-defined character set into either an ANSI or a wide-character string.Warning  Do not use. (ANSI)
OemToCharBuffA

Translates a specified number of characters in a string from the OEM-defined character set into either an ANSI or a wide-character string. (ANSI)
OemToCharBuffW

Translates a specified number of characters in a string from the OEM-defined character set into either an ANSI or a wide-character string. (Unicode)
OemToCharW

Translates a string from the OEM-defined character set into either an ANSI or a wide-character string.Warning  Do not use. (Unicode)
PrivateExtractIconsA

Creates an array of handles to icons that are extracted from a specified file. (ANSI)
PrivateExtractIconsW

Creates an array of handles to icons that are extracted from a specified file. (Unicode)
RemoveMenu

Deletes a menu item or detaches a submenu from the specified menu.
SetCaretBlinkTime

Sets the caret blink time to the specified number of milliseconds. The blink time is the elapsed time, in milliseconds, required to invert the caret's pixels.
SetCaretPos

Moves the caret to the specified coordinates. If the window that owns the caret was created with the CS_OWNDC class style, then the specified coordinates are subject to the mapping mode of the device context associated with that window.
SetCursor

Sets the cursor shape.
SetCursorPos

Moves the cursor to the specified screen coordinates.
SetMenu

Assigns a new menu to the specified window.
SetMenuDefaultItem

Sets the default menu item for the specified menu.
SetMenuInfo

Sets information for a specified menu.
SetMenuItemBitmaps

Associates the specified bitmap with a menu item. Whether the menu item is selected or clear, the system displays the appropriate bitmap next to the menu item.
SetMenuItemInfoA

Changes information about a menu item. (ANSI)
SetMenuItemInfoW

Changes information about a menu item. (Unicode)
SetPhysicalCursorPos

Sets the position of the cursor in physical coordinates.
SetSystemCursor

Enables an application to customize the system cursors. It replaces the contents of the system cursor specified by the id parameter with the contents of the cursor specified by the hcur parameter and then destroys hcur.
ShowCaret

Makes the caret visible on the screen at the caret's current position. When the caret becomes visible, it begins flashing automatically.
ShowCursor

Displays or hides the cursor. (ShowCursor)
SizeofResource

Retrieves the size, in bytes, of the specified resource.
StringCbCatA

Concatenates one string to another string. (StringCbCatA)
StringCbCatExA

Concatenates one string to another string. (StringCbCatExA)
StringCbCatExW

Concatenates one string to another string. (StringCbCatExW)
StringCbCatNA

Concatenates the specified number of bytes from one string to another string. (StringCbCatNA)
StringCbCatNExA

Concatenates the specified number of bytes from one string to another string. (StringCbCatNExA)
StringCbCatNExW

Concatenates the specified number of bytes from one string to another string. (StringCbCatNExW)
StringCbCatNW

Concatenates the specified number of bytes from one string to another string. (StringCbCatNW)
StringCbCatW

Concatenates one string to another string. (StringCbCatW)
StringCbCopyA

Copies one string to another. (StringCbCopyA)
StringCbCopyExA

Copies one string to another. (StringCbCopyExA)
StringCbCopyExW

Copies one string to another. (StringCbCopyExW)
StringCbCopyNA

Copies the specified number of bytes from one string to another. (StringCbCopyNA)
StringCbCopyNExA

Copies the specified number of bytes from one string to another. (StringCbCopyNExA)
StringCbCopyNExW

Copies the specified number of bytes from one string to another. (StringCbCopyNExW)
StringCbCopyNW

Copies the specified number of bytes from one string to another. (StringCbCopyNW)
StringCbCopyW

Copies one string to another. (StringCbCopyW)
StringCbGetsA

Gets one line of text from stdin, up to and including the newline character ('\n'). (StringCbGetsA)
StringCbGetsExA

Gets one line of text from stdin, up to and including the newline character ('\n'). (StringCbGetsExA)
StringCbGetsExW

Gets one line of text from stdin, up to and including the newline character ('\n'). (StringCbGetsExW)
StringCbGetsW

Gets one line of text from stdin, up to and including the newline character ('\n'). (StringCbGetsW)
StringCbLengthA

Determines whether a string exceeds the specified length, in bytes. (ANSI)
StringCbLengthW

Determines whether a string exceeds the specified length, in bytes. (Unicode)
StringCbPrintf_lA

Writes formatted data to the specified string. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCbPrintf_lA)
StringCbPrintf_lExA

Writes formatted data to the specified string. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCbPrintf_lExA)
StringCbPrintf_lExW

Writes formatted data to the specified string. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCbPrintf_lExW)
StringCbPrintf_lW

Writes formatted data to the specified string. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCbPrintf_lW)
StringCbPrintfA

Writes formatted data to the specified string. (StringCbPrintfA)
StringCbPrintfExA

Writes formatted data to the specified string. (StringCbPrintfExA)
StringCbPrintfExW

Writes formatted data to the specified string. (StringCbPrintfExW)
StringCbPrintfW

Writes formatted data to the specified string. (StringCbPrintfW)
StringCbVPrintf_lA

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCbVPrintf_lA)
StringCbVPrintf_lExA

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCbVPrintf_lExA)
StringCbVPrintf_lExW

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCbVPrintf_lExW)
StringCbVPrintf_lW

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCbVPrintf_lW)
StringCbVPrintfA

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. (StringCbVPrintfA)
StringCbVPrintfExA

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. (StringCbVPrintfExA)
StringCbVPrintfExW

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. (StringCbVPrintfExW)
StringCbVPrintfW

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. (StringCbVPrintfW)
StringCchCatA

Concatenates one string to another string. (StringCchCatA)
StringCchCatExA

Concatenates one string to another string. (StringCchCatExA)
StringCchCatExW

Concatenates one string to another string. (StringCchCatExW)
StringCchCatNA

Concatenates the specified number of characters from one string to another string. (StringCchCatNA)
StringCchCatNExA

Concatenates the specified number of characters from one string to another string. (StringCchCatNExA)
StringCchCatNExW

Concatenates the specified number of characters from one string to another string. (StringCchCatNExW)
StringCchCatNW

Concatenates the specified number of characters from one string to another string. (StringCchCatNW)
StringCchCatW

Concatenates one string to another string. (StringCchCatW)
StringCchCopyA

Copies one string to another. (StringCchCopyA)
StringCchCopyExA

Copies one string to another. (StringCchCopyExA)
StringCchCopyExW

Copies one string to another. (StringCchCopyExW)
StringCchCopyNA

Copies the specified number of characters from one string to another. (StringCchCopyNA)
StringCchCopyNExA

Copies the specified number of characters from one string to another. (StringCchCopyNExA)
StringCchCopyNExW

Copies the specified number of characters from one string to another. (StringCchCopyNExW)
StringCchCopyNW

Copies the specified number of characters from one string to another. (StringCchCopyNW)
StringCchCopyW

Copies one string to another. (StringCchCopyW)
StringCchGetsA

Gets one line of text from stdin, up to and including the newline character ('\n'). (StringCchGetsA)
StringCchGetsExA

Gets one line of text from stdin, up to and including the newline character ('\n'). (StringCchGetsExA)
StringCchGetsExW

Gets one line of text from stdin, up to and including the newline character ('\n'). (StringCchGetsExW)
StringCchGetsW

Gets one line of text from stdin, up to and including the newline character ('\n'). (StringCchGetsW)
StringCchLengthA

Determines whether a string exceeds the specified length, in characters. (ANSI)
StringCchLengthW

Determines whether a string exceeds the specified length, in characters. (Unicode)
StringCchPrintf_lA

Writes formatted data to the specified string. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCchPrintf_lA)
StringCchPrintf_lExA

Writes formatted data to the specified string. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCchPrintf_lExA)
StringCchPrintf_lExW

Writes formatted data to the specified string. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCchPrintf_lExW)
StringCchPrintf_lW

Writes formatted data to the specified string. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCchPrintf_lW)
StringCchPrintfA

Writes formatted data to the specified string. (StringCchPrintfA)
StringCchPrintfExA

Writes formatted data to the specified string. (StringCchPrintfExA)
StringCchPrintfExW

Writes formatted data to the specified string. (StringCchPrintfExW)
StringCchPrintfW

Writes formatted data to the specified string. (StringCchPrintfW)
StringCchVPrintf_lA

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCchVPrintf_lA)
StringCchVPrintf_lExA

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCchVPrintf_lExA)
StringCchVPrintf_lExW

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCchVPrintf_lExW)
StringCchVPrintf_lW

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. The size of the destination buffer is provided to the function to ensure that it does not write past the end of this buffer. (StringCchVPrintf_lW)
StringCchVPrintfA

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. (StringCchVPrintfA)
StringCchVPrintfExA

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. (StringCchVPrintfExA)
StringCchVPrintfExW

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. (StringCchVPrintfExW)
StringCchVPrintfW

Writes formatted data to the specified string using a pointer to a list of arguments. (StringCchVPrintfW)
TrackPopupMenu

Displays a shortcut menu at the specified location and tracks the selection of items on the menu. The shortcut menu can appear anywhere on the screen.
TrackPopupMenuEx

Displays a shortcut menu at the specified location and tracks the selection of items on the shortcut menu. The shortcut menu can appear anywhere on the screen.
TranslateAcceleratorA

Processes accelerator keys for menu commands. (ANSI)
TranslateAcceleratorW

Processes accelerator keys for menu commands. (Unicode)
UpdateResourceA

Adds, deletes, or replaces a resource in a portable executable (PE) file. (ANSI)
UpdateResourceW

Adds, deletes, or replaces a resource in a portable executable (PE) file. (Unicode)
VerFindFileA

Determines where to install a file based on whether it locates another version of the file in the system. The values VerFindFile returns in the specified buffers are used in a subsequent call to the VerInstallFile function. (ANSI)
VerFindFileW

Determines where to install a file based on whether it locates another version of the file in the system. The values VerFindFile returns in the specified buffers are used in a subsequent call to the VerInstallFile function. (Unicode)
VerInstallFileA

Installs the specified file based on information returned from the VerFindFile function. VerInstallFile decompresses the file, if necessary, assigns a unique filename, and checks for errors, such as outdated files. (ANSI)
VerInstallFileW

Installs the specified file based on information returned from the VerFindFile function. VerInstallFile decompresses the file, if necessary, assigns a unique filename, and checks for errors, such as outdated files. (Unicode)
VerLanguageNameA

Retrieves a description string for the language associated with a specified binary Microsoft language identifier. (ANSI)
VerLanguageNameW

Retrieves a description string for the language associated with a specified binary Microsoft language identifier. (Unicode)
VerQueryValueA

Retrieves specified version information from the specified version-information resource. (ANSI)
VerQueryValueW

Retrieves specified version information from the specified version-information resource. (Unicode)
wsprintfA

Writes formatted data to the specified buffer. (ANSI)
wsprintfW

Writes formatted data to the specified buffer. (Unicode)
wvsprintfA

Writes formatted data to the specified buffer using a pointer to a list of arguments. (ANSI)
wvsprintfW

Writes formatted data to the specified buffer using a pointer to a list of arguments. (Unicode)

Structures

 
ACCEL

Defines an accelerator key used in an accelerator table.
CURSORINFO

Contains global cursor information.
CURSORSHAPE

Contains information about a cursor.
ICONINFO

Contains information about an icon or a cursor.
ICONINFOEXA

Contains information about an icon or a cursor. Extends ICONINFO. Used by GetIconInfoEx. (ANSI)
ICONINFOEXW

Contains information about an icon or a cursor. Extends ICONINFO. Used by GetIconInfoEx. (Unicode)
ICONMETRICSA

Contains the scalable metrics associated with icons. This structure is used with the SystemParametersInfo function when the SPI_GETICONMETRICS or SPI_SETICONMETRICS action is specified. (ANSI)
ICONMETRICSW

Contains the scalable metrics associated with icons. This structure is used with the SystemParametersInfo function when the SPI_GETICONMETRICS or SPI_SETICONMETRICS action is specified. (Unicode)
IndexedResourceQualifier

Represents the context under which a resource is appropriate.
MDINEXTMENU

Contains information about the menu to be activated.
MENUBARINFO

Contains menu bar information.
MENUGETOBJECTINFO

Contains information about the menu that the mouse cursor is on.
MENUINFO

Contains information about a menu.
MENUITEMINFOA

Contains information about a menu item. (MENUITEMINFOA)
MENUITEMINFOW

Contains information about a menu item. (MENUITEMINFOW)
MENUITEMTEMPLATE

Defines a menu item in a menu template.
MENUITEMTEMPLATEHEADER

Defines the header for a menu template. A complete menu template consists of a header and one or more menu item lists.
MESSAGE_RESOURCE_BLOCK

Contains information about message strings with identifiers in the range indicated by the LowId and HighId members.
MESSAGE_RESOURCE_DATA

Contains information about formatted text for display as an error message or in a message box in a message table resource.
MESSAGE_RESOURCE_ENTRY

Contains the error message or message box display text for a message table resource.
TPMPARAMS

Contains extended parameters for the TrackPopupMenuEx function.
VS_FIXEDFILEINFO

Contains version information for a file. This information is language and code page independent.