An accelerator resource contains one or more accelerator entries.
Each entry in an executable file's resource table contains a member that identifies the resource type. The RT_ACCELERATOR constant identifies an accelerator resource.
The accelerator entry is a 5-byte entry with the following form:
struct AccelTableEntry {
BYTE fFlags;
WORD wEvent;
WORD wId;
};Following are the members in the AccelTableEntry structure:
fFlags
Specifies accelerator characteristics. It can be one or more of the following values:
| Value | Meaning |
| 0x02 | Top-level menu item is not highlighted when accelerator is used. |
| 0x04 | Accelerator is activated only if user presses the SHIFT key. This flag applies only to virtual keys. |
| 0x08 | Accelerator is activated only if user presses the CONTROL key. This flag applies only to virtual keys. |
| 0x10 | Accelerator is activated only if user presses the ALT key. This flag applies only to virtual keys. |
| 0x80 | Entry is last entry in accelerator table. |
wEvent
Specifies an ASCII character value or a virtual-key code that identifies the accelerator key.
wID
Identifies the accelerator. This is the value passed to the window procedure when the user presses the key.