WM_HOTKEY

This message is posted when the user presses a hot key registered by the RegisterHotKey function. The message is placed at the top of the message queue associated with the thread that registered the hot key.

At a Glance

Header file: Winuser.h
Windows CE versions: 2.0 and later

Syntax

WM_HOTKEY idHotKey = (int) wParam;
fuModifiers = (UINT) LOWORD(lParam);
uVirtKey = (UINT) HIWORD(lParam);

Parameters

idHotKey

Hot key identifier that generated the message. If the message was generated by a system-defined hot key, the idHotKey parameter is one of the following values:

Value Description
IDHOT_SNAPDESKTOP The “snap desktop” hot key was pressed.
IDHOT_SNAPWINDOW The “snap window” hot key was pressed.

fuModifiers

Specifies the keys that were to be pressed in combination with the key specified by the nVirtKey parameter to generate the WM_HOTKEY message. The fuModifiers parameter can be a combination of the following values:

Value Description
MOD_ALT Either ALT key was held down.
MOD_CONTROL Either CTRL key was held down.
MOD_SHIFT Either SHIFT key was held down.
MOD_WIN Either WINDOWS key was held down. These keys are labeled with the Microsoft Windows logo.

uVirtKey

Specifies the virtual key code of the hot key.

Remarks

WM_HOTKEY is unrelated to the WM_GETHOTKEY and WM_SETHOTKEY hot keys. The WM_HOTKEY message is sent for generic hot keys while the WM_SET\GETHOTKEY messages relate to window activation hot keys.

See Also

RegisterHotKey