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4/8/2010

As shown in the following procedure, you can use either of two user interface messages to obtain a handle to a soft key menu.

Note:
Beginning with Windows Mobile 6.5.3, soft keys are replaced by touchable tiles on Windows Mobile Professional phones.

To obtain a handle to a soft key menu

  1. Use the SHCMBM_GETSUBMENUmessage. In the following example, a handle to the menu associated with the right soft key is returned.

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    // IDM_CARDVIEW_SK2_MENU is the soft key's resource ID.
hmenu = (HMENU)SendMessage(hwndMenuBar, SHCMBM_GETSUBMENU, 0,
IDM_CARDVIEW_SK2_MENU);

  2. Use the Windows Embedded CE WM_INITMENUPOPUPmessage, which is sent when a menu is about to be displayed.

A handle to the soft key bar's menu can be obtained by sending it the SHCMBM_GETMENUmessage. In the following example, a handle to the IDR_MAIN_MENUmenu will be returned.

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HMENU hmenu = (HMENU)SendMessage(hwndMenuBar, SHCMBM_GETMENU, 0,
0);

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