WM_IME_NOTIFY

The WM_IME_NOTIFY message is sent to an application to notify it of changes to the IME window. An application processes this message if it is responsible for managing the IME window.

A window receives this message through its WindowProc function.

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(
  HWND hwnd,       // handle to window
  UINT uMsg,       // WM_IME_NOTIFY
  WPARAM wParam,   // notification command
  LPARAM lParam    // command-specific data
);

Parameters

wParam

Specifies the command. This parameter can be one of the following values:

IMN_CHANGECANDIDATE
IMN_CLOSECANDIDATE
IMN_CLOSESTATUSWINDOW
IMN_GUIDELINE
IMN_OPENCANDIDATE
IMN_OPENSTATUSWINDOW
IMN_SETCANDIDATEPOS
IMN_SETCOMPOSITIONFONT
IMN_SETCOMPOSITIONWINDOW
IMN_SETCONVERSIONMODE
IMN_SETOPENSTATUS
IMN_SETSENTENCEMODE
IMN_SETSTATUSWINDOWPOS

lParam

Specifies command-specific data. Its format depends on the value of the wParam parameter. For more information, refer to the documentation for each command.

Return Values

The return value depends on the command sent.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 4.0 or later.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Header: Declared in Imm.h.

See Also

Input Method Editor Overview, Input Method Editor Messages, IMN_CHANGECANDIDATE, IMN_CLOSECANDIDATE, IMN_CLOSESTATUSWINDOW, IMN_GUIDELINE, IMN_OPENCANDIDATE, IMN_OPENSTATUSWINDOW, IMN_SETCANDIDATEPOS, IMN_SETCOMPOSITIONFONT, IMN_SETCOMPOSITIONWINDOW, IMN_SETCONVERSIONMODE, IMN_SETOPENSTATUS, IMN_SETSENTENCEMODE, IMN_SETSTATUSWINDOWPOS