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WM_CLOSE

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This message is sent as a signal that a window or an application should terminate.

Syntax

WM_CLOSE wParam = 0; 
    lParam = 0; 

Return Value

An application should return zero if it processes this message.

  • Default Action
    The DefWindowProc function calls the DestroyWindow function to destroy the window.

Remarks

An application can prompt the user for confirmation, prior to destroying a window, by processing the WM_CLOSE message and calling the DestroyWindow function only if the user confirms the choice.

Requirements

Header winuser.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

Windows Messages
DefWindowProc
DestroyWindow