Message Types Associated with User-Interface Objects

The following table shows the types of objects with which you work, and the types of messages associated with them.

User Interface Objects and Associated Messages

Object ID	Messages
Class name, representing the containing window	Windows messages appropriate to a CWnd-derived class: a dialog box, window, child window, MDI child window, or topmost frame window.
Menu or accelerator identifier	- COMMAND message (executes the program function). - UPDATE_COMMAND_UI message (dynamically updates the menu item).
Control identifier	Control notification messages for the selected control type.

See also

Mapping Messages to Functions
Adding Functionality with Code Wizards
Adding a Class
Adding a Member Function
Adding a Member Variable
Overriding a Virtual Function
MFC Message Handler
Navigating the Class Structure