WM NEXTMENU

This message occurs when either the beginning or the end of the menu is reached by use of the cursor control keys.

Syntax

param1
    HWND   hwndMenu; /* Menu-control window handle. */

param2
    USHORT usPrev;   /* Previous-menu indicator. */

Parameters

hwndMenu (HWND) - input

Menu-control window handle.

usPrev (USHORT) - input

Previous-menu indicator.

TRUE: Beginning of the menu has been reached

FALSE: End of the menu has been reached

Returns

hwndNewMenu (HWND) - returns

New menu window handle.

NULLHANDLE: No new menu

Other: New menu window handle

Remarks

in Frame Controls

The frame control window procedure processes the message by returning the handle of the system menu window if hwndMenu is the handle of the main action bar window, or by returning the handle of the main action bar window if hwndMenu is the handle of the system menu window.

in Menu Controls

The menu control generates this message and sends it to its owner, informing the owner of this event.

Default Processing

The default window procedure takes no action on this message, other than to set hwndNewMenu to NULLHANDLE.

Related Messages

• WM_NEXTMENU (in Frame Controls)
• WM_NEXTMENU (in Menu Controls)