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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
Yes
Win32s
No
Import Library
-
Header File
winuser.h
Unicode
No
Platform Notes
None

WM_GETHOTKEY

An application sends a WM_GETHOTKEY message to determine the hot key associated with a window.

WM_GETHOTKEY

wParam = 0; // not used; must be zero

lParam = 0; // not used; must be zero

Parameters

This message has no parameters.

Return Values

The return value is the virtual-key code and modifiers for the hot key, or NULL if no hot key is associated with the window. The virtual-key code is in the low byte of the return value and the modifiers are in the high byte. The modifiers can be a combination of the following flags:

Value
Meaning
HOTKEYF_ALT
ALT key
HOTKEYF_CONTROL
CTRL key
HOTKEYF_EXT
Extended key
HOTKEYF_SHIFT
SHIFT key

Remarks

These hot keys are unrelated to the hot keys set by the RegisterHotKey function.

See Also

RegisterHotKey
, WM_SETHOTKEY

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