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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 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_COMMANDmessage. 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
Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to Windows CE OS 1.0 and later Winuser.h Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.
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