ACCEL

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4/8/2010

This structure defines an accelerator key used in an accelerator table.

Syntax

typedef struct tagACCEL {
  BYTE fVirt;
  WORD key;
  WORD cmd;
  WORD pad;
} ACCEL;

fVirt
Specifies the accelerator flags. It can be a combination of the following values.

Value	Description
FALT	The ALT key must be held down when the accelerator key is pressed.
FCONTROL	The CTRL key must be held down when the accelerator key is pressed.
FNOINVERT	Specifies that no top-level menu item is highlighted when the accelerator is used. If this flag is not specified, a top-level menu item will be highlighted, if possible, when the accelerator is used.
FSHIFT	The SHIFT key must be held down when the accelerator key is pressed.
FVIRTKEY	The key member specifies a virtual-key code. If this flag is not specified, key is assumed to specify an ASCII character code.

key
Specifies the accelerator key. This member can be either a virtual-key code or an ASCII character code.

cmd
Specifies the accelerator identifier. This value is placed in the low-order word of the wParam parameter of the WM_COMMAND or WM_SYSCOMMAND message when the accelerator is pressed.

pad
Reserved member that creates a WORD of padding between accelerator table entries.

Header	winuser.h
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