Capture Back Button Press Events

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This code sample is named Back. It demonstrates how to detect when the Back Button is pressed on Smartphone, and how you can programmatically interact with it.

Feature Area

• Shell Application Development for Windows Mobile-based Devices

Relevant APIs

• Shell and User Interface Reference
• SHCMBM_OVERRIDEKEY message
• SHNavigateBack function

Usage

To run the code sample

1. Navigate to the solution file (*.sln), and double-click it. By default, the solution file is copied to the following folder:

   C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK\Samples\CPP\Win32\Back\``back.sln

   Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 launches and loads the solution.

2. Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).

3. Deploy the solution (F5).

Requirements

Smartphone SDK: Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK.
Development Environment: Visual Studio 2005.
ActiveSync: Version 4.0.

See Also

Code Samples | Shell and User Interface

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