Mouse Messages (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

The following table shows the mouse messages, with a description of the purpose of each.

In This Section

  • WM_GETICON
    This message is sent to a window to retrieve the handle of the big or small icon associated with a window.
  • WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK
    This message is posted when one of the following condition occurs:

    • The user double-taps the touch screen while the stylus is pressed to the touch screen in the client area of a window.
    • The user double-clicks the mouse while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
  • WM_LBUTTONDOWN
    This message is posted when the user presses the touch screen in the client area of a window or presses the left mouse button while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
  • WM_LBUTTONUP
    This message is posted when the user releases the stylus from the touch screen while the stylus is pressed to the touch screen in the client area of a window or when the user releases the left mouse button while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
  • WM_MBUTTONDOWN
    This message is posted when the user presses the middle mouse button while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
  • WM_MBUTTONUP
    This message is posted when the user releases the middle mouse button while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
  • WM_MOUSEMOVE
    This message is posted to a window when user moves the mouse while pressing the left mouse button or moves the stylus while the tip is down.
  • WM_MOUSEWHEEL
    This message is posted to the window that has the focus when the user presses the mouse wheel.
  • WM_RBUTTONDOWN
    This message is posted when the user presses the right mouse button while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
  • WM_RBUTTONUP
    This message is posted when the user releases the right mouse button while the cursor is located within the client area of a window.
  • WM_SETCURSOR
    This message is sent to a window if the mouse causes the cursor to move within a window and mouse input is not captured.
  • WM_SETICON
    This message is sent by an application to associate a new big or small icon with a window.

See Also

Reference

Mouse Reference