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The WM_COMMAND Message

A control can send a WM_COMMAND message to the dialog box procedure when the user carries out an action in the control. These messages, called notification messages, inform the procedure of user input and permit it to carry out appropriate responses.

All predefined controls, except static controls, send notification messages for selected user actions. For example, a push button sends the BN_CLICKED notification message whenever the user chooses the button. In all cases, the low-order word of the wParam parameter contains the control identifier, the high-order word of wParam contains the notification code, and the lParam parameter contains the control window handle.

The dialog box procedure should monitor and process notification messages. In particular, the procedure must process messages having the IDOK or IDCANCEL identifiers; these messages represent a request by the user to close the dialog box. The procedure should close the dialog box by using the EndDialog function for modal dialog boxes and the DestroyWindow function for modeless dialog boxes.

Windows also sends WM_COMMAND messages to the dialog box procedure if the dialog box has a menu, such as the System menu, and the user chooses a command. In particular, Windows sends a WM_COMMAND message with the wParam parameter set to IDCANCEL whenever the user chooses the Close command in the dialog box's System menu. The message is nearly identical to the notification message sent by the Cancel button and should be processed in exactly the same way.


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