Windows CE is an event-driven OS. Each message is passed in the message MSG structure. The Windows CE MSG structure contains six members. Message hooks are not supported. The following table shows supported members.
| Member | Description | 
| hwnd | Handle to the window whose window procedure receives the message. | 
| message | Specifies the message number. | 
| wParam | Specifies additional message data. The exact meaning depends on the value of the message member. | 
| lParam | Specifies additional message data. The exact meaning depends on the value of the message member. | 
| time | Specifies the time that the message was posted. | 
| pt | Specifies the coordinates of the last position touched on the screen, when the message was posted. |