This function determines the source of a keyboard message.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Winuser.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 2.0 and later |
Syntax
UINT GetMessageSource( );
Return Values
MSGSRC_SOFTWARE_POST indicates that the message source was software. MSGSRC_HARDWARE_KEYBOARD indicates that the message source was the keyboard. MSGSRC_UNKNOWN indicates that the message source is unknown.
Remarks
When targeting devices that support both a hardware keyboard and a “soft” keyboard, you can use the GetMessageSource function to determine the source of a keyboard input message. Keyboard events that originate from the keyboard driver or keybd_event are marked as hardware. Messages generated from PostMessage are marked as software.
Use this function to determine the source of the following messages:
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