afx_msg void OnSysKeyUp( UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags );
nChar
Specifies the virtual-key code of the key being pressed.
nRepCnt
Specifies the repeat count.
nFlags
Specifies the scan code, key-transition code, previous key state, and context code, as shown in the following list:
| Value | Description |
| 0–7 | Scan code (OEM-dependent value). Low byte of high-order word. |
| 8 | Extended key, such as a function key or a key on the numeric keypad (1 if it is an extended key; otherwise 0). |
| 9–10 | Not used. |
| 11–12 | Used internally by Windows. |
| 13 | Context code (1 if the ALT key is held down while the key is pressed, 0 otherwise). |
| 14 | Previous key state (1 if the key is down before the message is sent, 0 if the key is up). |
| 15 | Transition state (1 if the key is being released, 0 if the key is being pressed). |
For OnSysKeyUp calls, the key-transition bit (bit 15) is 1. The context-code bit (bit 13) is 1 if the ALT key is down while the key is pressed; it is 0 if the message is sent to the active window because no window has the input focus.
If the CWnd has the focus, the OnSysKeyUp member function is called when the user releases a key that was pressed while the ALT key was held down. If no window currently has the input focus, the active window's OnSysKeyUp member function is called. The CWnd that receives the call can distinguish between these two contexts by checking the context code in nFlags.
When the context code is 0, the WM_SYSKEYUP message received by OnSysKeyUp can be passed to the TranslateAccelerator Windows function, which will handle it as though it were a normal key message instead of a system-key message. This allows accelerator keys to be used with the active window even if the active window does not have the input focus.
For IBM Enhanced 101- and 102-key keyboards, enhanced keys are the right ALT and the right CONTROL keys on the main section of the keyboard; the INSERT, DELETE, HOME, END, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, and ARROW keys in the clusters to the left of the numeric keypad; and the slash (/) and ENTER keys in the numeric keypad. Some other keyboards may support the extended-key bit in nFlags.
For non-USA Enhanced 102-key keyboards, the right ALT key is handled as a CONTROL-ALT key. The following shows the sequence of messages and calls that result when the user presses and releases this key:
| Sequence | Function accessed | Message passed |
| 1. | WM_KEYDOWN | VK_CONTROL |
| 2. | WM_KEYDOWN | VK_MENU |
| 3. | WM_KEYUP | VK_CONTROL |
| 4. | WM_SYSKEYUP | VK_MENU |
This message-handler member function calls the Default member function. Override this member function in your derived class to handle the WM_SYSKEYUP message.
::TranslateAccelerator, WM_SYSKEYDOWN, CWnd::Default, WM_SYSKEYUP