SysMsgProc callback function

An application-defined or library-defined callback function used with the SetWindowsHookEx function. The system calls this function after an input event occurs in a dialog box, message box, menu, or scroll bar, but before the message generated by the input event is processed. The function can monitor messages for any dialog box, message box, menu, or scroll bar in the system.

The HOOKPROC type defines a pointer to this callback function. SysMsgProc is a placeholder for the application-defined or library-defined function name.

Syntax

LRESULT CALLBACK SysMsgProc(
  _In_ int    nCode,
       WPARAM wParam,
  _In_ LPARAM lParam
);

Parameters

  • nCode [in]
    Type: int

    The type of input event that generated the message. If nCode is less than zero, the hook procedure must pass the message to the CallNextHookEx function without further processing and should return the value returned by CallNextHookEx. This parameter can be one of the following values.

    Value Meaning
    MSGF_DIALOGBOX 0

    The input event occurred in a message box or dialog box.

    MSGF_MENU 2

    The input event occurred in a menu.

    MSGF_SCROLLBAR 5

    The input event occurred in a scroll bar.

     

  • wParam
    Type: WPARAM

    This parameter is not used.

  • lParam [in]
    Type: LPARAM

    A pointer to an MSG message structure.

Return value

Type: ****

Type: LRESULT

If nCode is less than zero, the hook procedure must return the value returned by CallNextHookEx.

If nCode is greater than or equal to zero, and the hook procedure did not process the message, it is highly recommended that you call CallNextHookEx and return the value it returns; otherwise, other applications that have installed WH_SYSMSGFILTER hooks will not receive hook notifications and may behave incorrectly as a result. If the hook procedure processed the message, it may return a nonzero value to prevent the system from passing the message to the target window procedure.

Remarks

An application installs the hook procedure by specifying the WH_SYSMSGFILTER hook type and a pointer to the hook procedure in a call to the SetWindowsHookEx function.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]

Header

Winuser.h (include Windows.h)

See also

Reference

CallNextHookEx

MSG

SetWindowsHookEx

Conceptual

Hooks