CWnd::OnSysChar

afx_msg void OnSysChar( UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags );

Parameters

nChar

Specifies the ASCII-character key code of a Control-menu key.

nRepCnt

Specifies the repeat count (the number of times the keystroke is repeated as a result of the user holding down the key).

nFlags

The nFlags parameter can have these values:

Value	Meaning
0-15	Specifies the repeat count. The value is the number of times the keystroke is repeated as a result of the user holding down the key..
16-23	Specifies the scan code. The value depends on the original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
24	Specifies whether the key is an extended key, such as the right-hand ALT and CTRL keys that appear on an enhanced 101- or 102-key keyboard. The value is 1 if it is an extended key; otherwise, it is 0.
25-28	Used internally by Windows.
29	Specifies the context code. The value is 1 if the ALT key is held down while the key is pressed; otherwise, the value is 0.
30	Specifies the previous key state. The value is 1 if the key is down before the message is sent, or it is 0 if the key is up.
31	Specifies the transition state. The value is 1 if the key is being released, or it is 0 if the key is being pressed.

Remarks

The framework calls this member function if CWnd has the input focus and the WM_SYSKEYUP and WM_SYSKEYDOWN messages are translated. It specifies the virtual-key code of the Control-menu key.

When the context code is 0, WM_SYSCHAR can pass the WM_SYSCHAR message to the TranslateAccelerator Windows function, which will handle it as though it were a normal key message instead of a system character-key. This allows accelerator keys to be used with the active window even if the active window does not have the input focus.

For IBM Enhanced 101- and 102-key keyboards, enhanced keys are the right ALT and the right CTRL keys on the main section of the keyboard; the INS, DEL, HOME, END, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, and arrow keys in the clusters to the left of the numeric keypad; and the slash (/) and ENTER keys in the numeric keypad. Some other keyboards may support the extended-key bit in nFlags.

Note This member function is called by the framework to allow your application to handle a Windows message. The parameters passed to your function reflect the parameters received by the framework when the message was received. If you call the base-class implementation of this function, that implementation will use the parameters originally passed with the message and not the parameters you supply to the function.

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