ACCEL

The ACCEL structure defines an accelerator key used in an accelerator table.

typedef struct tagACCEL { // accl 
    BYTE   fVirt; 
    WORD   key; 
    WORD   cmd; 
} ACCEL; 
 

Members

fVirt
Specifies the accelerator flags. This member can be a combination of the following values:
Value Meaning
FALT The alt key must be held down when the accelerator key is pressed.
FCONTROL The ctrl key must be held down when the accelerator key is pressed.
FNOINVERT Specifies that no top-level menu item is highlighted when the accelerator is used. If this flag is not specified, a top-level menu item will be highlighted, if possible, when the accelerator is used.
FSHIFT The shift key must be held down when the accelerator key is pressed.
FVIRTKEY The key member specifies a virtual-key code. If this flag is not specified, key is assumed to specify an ASCII character code.

key
Specifies the accelerator key. This member can be either a virtual-key code or an ASCII character code.
cmd
Specifies the accelerator identifier. This value is placed in the low-order word of the wParam parameter of the WM_COMMAND or WM_SYSCOMMAND message when the accelerator is pressed.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.

See Also

Keyboard Accelerators Overview, Keyboard Accelerator Structures, WM_COMMAND, WM_SYSCOMMAND