WM_MENUCHAR message
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.
#define WM_MENUCHAR 0x0120
Parameters
- wParam
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The low-order word specifies the character code that corresponds to the key the user pressed.
The high-order word specifies the active menu type. This parameter can be one of the following values.
Value Meaning - MF_POPUP
- 0x00000010L
A drop-down menu, submenu, or shortcut menu.
- MF_SYSMENU
- 0x00002000L
The window menu.
- lParam
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A handle to the active menu.
Return value
An application that processes this message should return one of the following values in the high-order word of the return value.
| Return code/value | Description |
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Informs the system that it should close the active menu. |
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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_COMMAND message. |
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Informs the system that it should discard the character the user pressed and create a short beep on the system speaker. |
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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
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Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
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See also
- Reference
- HIWORD
- LOWORD
- Conceptual
- Keyboard Accelerators