WM_MOUSEMOVE

The WM_MOUSEMOVE message is posted to a window when the cursor moves. If the mouse is not captured, the message is posted to the window that contains the cursor. Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has captured the mouse.

WM_MOUSEMOVE 
fwKeys = wParam;        // key flags 
xPos = LOWORD(lParam);  // horizontal position of cursor 
yPos = HIWORD(lParam);  // vertical position of cursor 
 

Parameters

fwKeys
Value of wParam. Indicates whether various virtual keys are down. This parameter can be any combination of the following values:
Value Description
MK_CONTROL Set if the ctrl key is down.
MK_LBUTTON Set if the left mouse button is down.
MK_MBUTTON Set if the middle mouse button is down.
MK_RBUTTON Set if the right mouse button is down.
MK_SHIFT Set if the shift key is down.

xPos
Value of the low-order word of lParam. Specifies the x-coordinate of the cursor. The coordinate is relative to the upper-left corner of the client area.
yPos
Value of the high-order word of lParam. Specifies the y-coordinate of the cursor. The coordinate is relative to the upper-left corner of the client area.

Remarks

The MAKEPOINTS macro can be used to convert the lParam parameter to a POINTS structure.

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

Mouse Input Overview, Mouse Input Messages, GetCapture, MAKEPOINTS, POINTS, SetCapture