WM_CONTEXTMENU (Windows CE 5.0)
This message notifies a window that the user clicked the right mouse button (right-clicked) in the window.
WM_CONTEXTMENU WPARAM wParam; LPARAM lParam;
Parameters
wParam
Handle to the window in which the user right-clicked the mouse. This can be a child window of the window receiving the message. For more information about processing this message, see the Remarks section.lParam
The low-order word specifies the horizontal position of the cursor, in screen coordinates, at the time of the mouse click.The high-order word specifies the vertical position of the cursor, in screen coordinates, at the time of the mouse click.
Return Value
None.
Remarks
A window can process this message by displaying a shortcut menu using the TrackPopupMenu or TrackPopupMenuEx function. To obtain the horizontal and vertical positions, use the following code:
xPos = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam);
yPos = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam);
If a window does not display a shortcut menu it should pass this message to the DefWindowProc function. For child windows, DefWindowProc sends the message to the parent. Otherwise, DefWindowProc displays a default shortcut menu if the specified position is in the window's caption.
DefWindowProc generates the WM_CONTEXTMENU message when it processes the WM_RBUTTONUP message or when the user presses and releases the VK_APPS key.
If the context menu is generated from the keyboard, then the x- and y-coordinates are –1 and the application should display the context menu at the location of the current selection rather than at (xPos, yPos).
Requirements
OS Versions: Windows CE .NET 4.2 and later.
Header: Winuser.h.
See Also
Creating Menus | DefWindowProc | TrackPopupMenu | TrackPopupMenuEx | WM_RBUTTONUP | Menus Messages
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