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WM_HOTKEY (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This message is posted when the user presses a hot key registered by the RegisterHotKey function. The message is placed at the top of the message queue associated with the thread that registered the hot key.

Syntax

WM_HOTKEY idHotKey = (int) wParam; 
    fuModifiers = (UINT) LOWORD(lParam); 
    uVirtKey = (UINT) HIWORD(lParam);

Parameters

  • idHotKey
    Hot key identifier that generated the message. If the message was generated by a system-defined hot key, the idHotKey parameter is one of the following values.

    Value

    Description

    IDHOT_SNAPDESKTOP

    The snap desktop hot key was pressed.

    IDHOT_SNAPWINDOW

    The snap window hot key was pressed.

  • fuModifiers
    Specifies the keys that were to be pressed in combination with the key specified by the nVirtKey parameter to generate the WM_HOTKEY message. The fuModifiers parameter can be a combination of the following values.

    Value

    Description

    MOD_ALT

    Either ALT key was held down.

    MOD_CONTROL

    Either CTRL key was held down.

    MOD_KEYUP

    Both key up events and key down events generate a WM_HOTKEY message

    MOD_SHIFT

    Either SHIFT key was held down.

    MOD_WIN

    Either WINDOWS key was held down. These keys are labeled with the Windows logo.
  • uVirtKey
    Specifies the virtual key code of the hot key.

Remarks

WM_HOTKEY is unrelated to the WM_GETHOTKEY and WM_SETHOTKEY hot keys. The WM_HOTKEY message is sent for generic hot keys while the WM_SET\GETHOTKEY messages relate to window activation hot keys.

Requirements

Header

winuser.h

See Also

Reference

Keyboard Messages
RegisterHotKey