WM_GETHOTKEY message

Sent to determine the hot key associated with a window.

#define WM_GETHOTKEY                    0x0033

Parameters

wParam

Not used; must be zero.

lParam

Not used; must be zero.

Return value

The return value is the virtual-key code and modifiers for the hot key, or NULL if no hot key is associated with the window. The virtual-key code is in the low byte of the return value and the modifiers are in the high byte. The modifiers can be a combination of the following flags from CommCtrl.h.

Return code/value	Description
HOTKEYF_ALT 0x04	ALT key
HOTKEYF_CONTROL 0x02	CTRL key
HOTKEYF_EXT 0x08	Extended key
HOTKEYF_SHIFT 0x01	SHIFT key

Remarks

These hot keys are unrelated to the hot keys set by the RegisterHotKey function.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
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

RegisterHotKey

WM_SETHOTKEY

Conceptual

Keyboard Input