WM_SYSKEYUP

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This message is posted to the window with the keyboard focus when the user releases a key that was pressed while the ALT key was held down. It also occurs when no window currently has the keyboard focus; in this case, the WM_SYSKEYUP message is sent to the active window. The window that receives the message can distinguish between these two contexts by checking the context code in the lKeyDataparameter.

WM_SYSKEYUP
nVirtKey=
(int)
wParam; 
lKeyData= 
lParam;

Parameters

nVirtKey

Specifies the virtual-key code of the key being released.

lKeyData

Specifies the repeat count, context code, previous key-state flag, and transition-state flag, as shown in the following table.

Value	Description
0–15	Specifies the repeat count. The value is the number of times the keystroke is repeated as a result of the user holding down the key.
29	Specifies the context code. The value is 1 if the ALT key is held down while the key is pressed; otherwise, the value is 0.
30	Specifies the previous key state. The value is 1 if the key is down before the message is sent, or it is 0 if the key is up.
31	Specifies the transition state. The value is 1 if the key is being released, or it is 0 if the key is being pressed.

Return Values

An application should return zero if it processes this message.

Default Action

The DefWindowProcfunction sends a WM_SYSCOMMANDmessage to the top-level window if the F10 key or the ALT key was released. The wParamparameter of the message is set to SC_KEYMENU.

Remarks

When the context code is zero, the message can be passed to the TranslateAcceleratorfunction, which will handle it as though it were a normal key message instead of a character-key message. This enables accelerator keys to be used with the active window even if the active window does not have the keyboard focus.

For enhanced 101- and 102-key keyboards, extended keys are the right ALT and CTRL keys on the main section of the keyboard; the INS, DEL, HOME, END, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN and arrow keys in the clusters to the left of the numeric keypad; and the divide (/) and ENTER keys in the numeric keypad. Other keyboards may support the extended-key bit in the lKeyDataparameter.

For non-U.S. enhanced 102-key keyboards, the right ALT key is handled as a CTRL+ALT key. The following table shows the sequence of messages that result when the user presses and releases this key.

Message	Virtual-key code
WM_KEYDOWN	VK_CONTROL
WM_KEYDOWN	VK_MENU
WM_KEYUP	VK_CONTROL
WM_SYSKEYUP	VK_MENU

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.