WM_GETICON

The WM_GETICON message is sent to a window to retrieve a handle to the large or small icon associated with a window. The system displays the large icon in the Alt+Tab dialog, and the small icon in the window caption.

WM_GETICON 
fType = wParam;  // icon type
 

Parameters

fType

Value of wParam. Specifies the type of icon being retrieved. This parameter can be one of the following values:

Value	Meaning
ICON_BIG	Retrieve the large icon for the window.
ICON_SMALL	Retrieve the small icon for the window.

Return Values

The return value is a handle to the large or small icon, depending on the value of fType. When an application receives this message, it can return a handle to a large or small icon, or pass the message to DefWindowProc.

Default Action

DefWindowProc returns a handle to the large or small icon associated with the window, depending on the value of fType.

Remarks

When an application receives this message, it can return a handle to a large or small icon, or pass the message to DefWindowProc.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 4.0 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.

See Also

Windows Overview, Window Messages, DefWindowProc, WM_SETICON