WM_MENUCHAR (Windows CE 5.0)
This message is sent when a menu is active and the user presses a key that does not correspond to any mnemonic or accelerator key. This message is sent to the window that owns the menu.
WM_MENUCHAR chUser = (char)LOWORD(wParam);fuFlag = (UINT)HIWORD(wParam);hmenu = (HMENU)lParam;
Parameters
- chUser
Value of the low-order word of wParam. Specifies the character code that corresponds to the key the user pressed. - fuFlag
Value of the high-order word of wParam. Specifies the type of the active menu and must be value shown in the following table.Value Description MF_POPUP Drop-down menu, submenu, or shortcut menu - hmenu
Handle to the active menu.
Return Values
An application that processes this message should return one of the following values in the high-order word of the return value.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| MNC_IGNORE | Informs the system that it should discard the character the user pressed and create a short beep on the system speaker. |
| MNC_CLOSE | Informs the system that it should close the active menu. |
| MNC_EXECUTE | Informs the system that it should choose the item specified in the low-order word of the return value. The owner window receives a WM_COMMAND message. |
| MNC_SELECT | Informs the system that it should select the item specified in the low-order word of the return value. |
Remarks
The low-order word is ignored if the high-order word contains 0 or 1. An application should process this message when an accelerator is used to select a menu item that displays a bitmap.
Requirements
OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Winuser.h.
See Also
WM_COMMAND | Keyboard Messages
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