This structure contains information that the system needs to process taskbar status area messages.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Shellapi.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 1.0 and later |
Syntax
typedef struct _NOTIFYICONDATA {
DWORD cbSize;
HWND hWnd;
UINT uID;
UINT uFlags;
UINT uCallbackMessage;
HICON hIcon;
WCHAR szTip[64];
} NOTIFYICONDATA, *PNOTIFYICONDATA;
Members
cbSize
Size of this structure, in bytes.
hWnd
Handle to the window that will receive notification messages associated with an icon in the taskbar status area.
uID
Application-defined identifier of the taskbar icon.
uFlags
Array of flags that indicate which of the other members contain valid data. This member can be a combination of the following:
| Value | Description |
| NIF_ICON | The hIcon member is valid. |
| NIF_MESSAGE | The uCallbackMessage member is valid. |
| NIF_TIP | The szTip member is valid. |
uCallbackMessage
Application-defined message identifier. The system uses this identifier for notification messages that it sends to the window identified in hWnd. These notifications are sent when a mouse event occurs in the bounding rectangle of the icon.
hIcon
Handle to the icon to add, modify, or delete.
szTip
Null-terminated string that contains ToolTip text to display for the icon.