MSG

The MSG structure contains message information from a thread's message queue.

typedef struct tagMSG {     // msg 
    HWND   hwnd;     
    UINT   message; 
    WPARAM wParam; 
    LPARAM lParam; 
    DWORD  time; 
    POINT  pt; 
} MSG; 
 

Members

hwnd

Handle to the window whose window procedure receives the message.

message

Specifies the message number.

wParam

Specifies additional information about the message. The exact meaning depends on the value of the message member.

lParam

Specifies additional information about the message. The exact meaning depends on the value of the message member.

time

Specifies the time at which the message was posted.

pt

Specifies the cursor position, in screen coordinates, when the message was posted.

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

Messages and Message Queues Overview, Message and Message Queue Structures, GetMessage, PeekMessage