WM_GETDLGCODE (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

This message is sent to the dialog box procedure associated with a control. Normally, Windows handles all arrow-key and TAB-key input to the control. By responding to the WM_GETDLGCODE message, an application can take control of a particular type of input and process the input itself.

Syntax

WM_GETDLGCODE wParam = 0; 
    lParam = (LPARAM)(LPMSG) lpMsg; 

Parameters

  • wParam
    Not used.
  • lpMsg
    NULL if the system is performing a query, or is otherwise a pointer to an MSG structure.

Return Value

One or more of the values, indicating which type of input the application processes and described in the following table, is returned.

Value

Description

DLGC_BUTTON

Button.

DLGC_DEFPUSHBUTTON

Default push button.

DLGC_HASSETSEL

EM_SETSEL messages.

DLGC_RADIOBUTTON

Radio button.

DLGC_STATIC

Static control.

DLGC_UNDEFPUSHBUTTON

Non-default push button.

DLGC_WANTALLKEYS

All keyboard input.

DLGC_WANTARROWS

Direction keys.

DLGC_WANTCHARS

WM_CHAR messages.

DLGC_WANTMESSAGE

All keyboard input (the application passes this message in the MSG structure to the control).

DLGC_WANTTAB

TAB key.

The DefWindowProc function returns zero.

Remarks

Although the DefWindowProc function always returns zero in response to the WM_GETDLGCODE message, the window procedure for the predefined control classes return a code appropriate for each class.

The WM_GETDLGCODE message and the returned values are useful only with user-defined dialog box controls or standard controls modified by subclassing.

Requirements

Header

winuser.h

See Also

Reference

Dialog Box Messages
DefWindowProc
EM_SETSEL
WM_CHAR
MSG