Function name: TranslateMessage

Defined in : User32

Requirements : Windows NT 3.1 or later; Windows 95 or later

Declaration:

Declare Function TranslateMessage Lib "user32" Alias "TranslateMessage" (lpMsg As MSG) As Long

Parameters:

* 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.

Returns:

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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Classic Windows