TranslateMDISysAccel

Version 3.0

Syntax

BOOL TranslateMDISysAccel(hWndClient,lpMsg)

This function processes keyboard accelerators for multiple document interface (MDI) child window System-menu commands. The TranslateMDISysAccel function translates WM_KEYUP and WM_KEYDOWN messages to WM_SYSCOMMAND messages. The high-order word of the lParam parameter of the WM_SYSCOMMAND message contains the value 1 to differentiate the message from messages sent by menus or controls.

Parameter Type/Description  

hWndClient HWND Identifies the parent MDI client window.  
lpMsg LPMSG Points to a message retrieved by using the GetMessage or PeekMessage function. The message must be an MSG data structure and contain message information from the Windows application queue.  

Return Value

The return value is TRUE if the function translated a message into a system command. Otherwise, it is FALSE.