| TranslateMessage The TranslateMessage function translates virtual-key messages into character messages. The character messages are posted to the calling thread’s message queue, to be read the next time the thread calls the GetMessage or PeekMessage function. VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function TranslateMessage Lib "user32" Alias "TranslateMessage" (lpMsg As MSG) As Long |
| Operating Systems Supported |
| Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Requires Windows 95 or later |
· lpMsg
Points to an MSG structure that contains message information retrieved from the calling thread’s message queue by using the GetMessage or PeekMessage function. |
If the message is translated (that is, a character message is posted to the thread’s message queue), the return value is nonzero.
If the message is not translated (that is, a character message is not posted to the thread’s message queue), the return value is zero.
Windows NT: The TranslateMessage function returns a nonzero value for function and arrow keys as well as for character and digit keys. |
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