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4/8/2010

This message directs the IME window to carry out the requested command. An application uses this message to control the IME window created by the application.

Syntax 

wParam = (WPARAM) (DWORD) 
dwCommand; 
lParam = (LPARAM) (DWORD) 
dwData;

Parameters

dwCommand

Command value. The following table shows the possible values for dwCommand.

Value Description

IMC_GETCANDIDATEPOS

This message is sent by an application to an IME window to get the position of the candidate window.

IMC_GETCOMPOSITIONFONT

An application sends the IMC_GETCOMPOSITIONFONT message to an IME window to retrieve the logical font used for displaying intermediate characters in the composition window.

IMC_GETCOMPOSITIONWINDOW

An application sends this message to an IME window to get the position of the composition window.

IMC_GETCONVERSIONMODE

This message is sent by an application to an IME window to obtain the current conversion mode.

IMC_GETOPENSTATUS

This message is sent by an application to an IME window to determine whether the IMEis open.

IMC_GETSENTENCEMODE

This message is sent by an application to an input method editor (IME) window to obtain current sentence mode.

IMC_GETSTATUSWINDOWPOS

This message is sent by an application to an IME window to get the position of the status window.

IMC_CLOSESTATUSWINDOW

This message is sent by an application to the input method editor (IME) window to hide the status window.

IMC_OPENSTATUSWINDOW

This message is sent by an application to the IME window to show the status window.

IMC_SETCANDIDATEPOS

This message is sent by an application to an IME window to set the position of the candidate window.

IMC_SETCOMPOSITIONFONT

This message is sent by an application to an IME window to specify the logical font to use for displaying intermediate characters in the composition window.

IMC_SETCOMPOSITIONWINDOW

This message is sent by an application to an input method editor (IME) window to set the style of the composition window.

IMC_SETCONVERSIONMODE

This message is sent by an application to an IME window to set current conversion mode.

IMC_SETOPENSTATUS

This message is sent by an application to an input method editor (IME) window to open or close the current IME.

IMC_SETSENTENCEMODE

This message is sent by an application to an IME window to set the current sentence mode.

IMC_SETSTATUSWINDOWPOS

This message is sent by an application to an IME window to set the position of the status window.
dwData

Command-specific value.

Return Value

Returns a command-specific value.

Requirements

Header imm.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later