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| Header File
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WM_DEADCHAR
WM_DEADCHAR
chCharCode = (TCHAR) wParam; // character code
lKeyData = lParam; // key data
The WM_DEADCHAR message is posted to the window with the keyboard focus when a WM_KEYUP message is translated by the TranslateMessage function. WM_DEADCHAR specifies a character code generated by a dead key. A
dead key is a key that generates a character, such as the umlaut (double-dot),
that is combined with another character to form a composite character. For
example, the umlaut-O character (Ö) is generated by typing the dead key for the
umlaut character, and then typing the O key.
Parameters
chCharCode
Value of wParam. Specifies the character code generated by the dead key.
lKeyData
Value of lParam. Specifies the repeat count, scan code, extended-key flag, context code,
previous key-state flag, and transition-state flag, as shown in the following
table:
Value
| Description
| 0 15
| Specifies the repeat count. The value is the number of times the keystroke is
repeated as a result of the user holding down the key.
| 1623
| Specifies the scan code. The value depends on the original equipment
manufacturer (OEM).
| 24
| Specifies whether the key is an extended key, such as the right-hand ALT and CTRL keys that appear on an enhanced 101- or 102-key keyboard. The value is 1 if
it is an extended key; otherwise, it is 0.
| 2528
| Reserved; do not use.
| 29
| Specifies the context code. The value is 1 if the ALT key is held down while the key is pressed; otherwise, the value is 0.
| 30
| Specifies the previous key state. The value is 1 if the key is down before the
message is sent, or it is 0 if the key is up.
| 31
| Specifies the transition state. The value is 1 if the key is being released,
or it is 0 if the key is being pressed.
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Return Values
An application should return zero if it processes this message.
Remarks
The WM_DEADCHAR message typically is used by applications to give the user
feedback about each key pressed. For example, an application can display the
accent in the current character position without moving the caret.
Because there is not necessarily a one-to-one correspondence between keys
pressed and character messages generated, the information in the high-order word of
the lKeyData parameter is generally not useful to applications. The information in the
high-order word applies only to the most recent WM_KEYDOWN message that precedes
the posting of the WM_DEADCHAR message.
For enhanced 101- and 102-key keyboards, extended keys are the right ALT and the right CTRL keys on the main section of the keyboard; the INS, DEL, HOME, END, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN and arrow keys in the clusters to the left of the numeric keypad; and the
divide (/) and ENTER keys in the numeric keypad. Some other keyboards may support the extended-key
bit in the lKeyData parameter.
See Also
TranslateMessage, WM_KEYDOWN, WM_KEYUP, WM_SYSDEADCHAR
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