The WM_ACTIVATE message is sent when a window is being

activated or deactivated. This message is sent first to the

WM_ACTIVATE 0x6 window procedure of the top-level window being
deactivated; it is then sent to the window procedure of the
top-level window being activated.
The WM_ACTIVATEAPP message is sent when a window
belonging to a different application than the active window
WM_ACTIVATEAPP 0x1C is about to be activated. The message is sent to the
application whose window is being activated and to the
application whose window is being deactivated.
WM_AFXFIRST 0x360 The WM_AFXFIRST specifies the first afx message.
WM_AFXLAST 0x37F The WM_AFXFIRST specifies the last afx message.
The WM_APP constant is used by applications to help define
WM_APP 0x8000 private messages, usually of the form WM_APP+X, where X
is an integer value.
The WM_ASKCBFORMATNAME message is sent to the
WM_ASKCBFORMATNAME 0x30C clipboard owner by a clipboard viewer window to request
the name of a CF_OWNERDISPLAY clipboard format.
The WM_CANCELJOURNAL message is posted to an
application when a user cancels the application's journaling
WM_CANCELJOURNAL 0x4B
activities. The message is posted with a NULL window
handle.
The WM_CANCELMODE message is sent to cancel certain
modes, such as mouse capture. For example, the system
sends this message to the active window when a dialog box
or message box is displayed. Certain functions also send this
WM_CANCELMODE 0x1F
message explicitly to the specified window regardless of
whether it is the active window. For example, the
EnableWindow function sends this message when disabling
the specified window.
The WM_CAPTURECHANGED message is sent to the
WM_CAPTURECHANGED 0x215
window that is losing the mouse capture.
The WM_CHANGECBCHAIN message is sent to the first
WM_CHANGECBCHAIN 0x30D window in the clipboard viewer chain when a window is
being removed from the chain.
An application sends the WM_CHANGEUISTATE message to
WM_CHANGEUISTATE 0x127
indicate that the user interface (UI) state should be changed.
The WM_CHAR message is posted to the window with the
keyboard focus when a WM_KEYDOWN message is
WM_CHAR 0x102 translated by the TranslateMessage function. The WM_CHAR
message contains the character code of the key that was
pressed.
Sent by a list box with the LBS_WANTKEYBOARDINPUT style
WM_CHARTOITEM 0x2F
to its owner in response to a WM_CHAR message.
WM_CHILDACTIVATE 0x22 The WM_CHILDACTIVATE message is sent to a child window
when the user clicks the window's title bar or when the
 window is activated, moved, or sized.
An application sends a WM_CLEAR message to an edit
WM_CLEAR 0x303 control or combo box to delete (clear) the current selection,
if any, from the edit control.
The WM_CLOSE message is sent as a signal that a window
WM_CLOSE 0x10
or an application should terminate.
The WM_COMMAND message is sent when the user selects
a command item from a menu, when a control sends a
WM_COMMAND 0x111
notification message to its parent window, or when an
accelerator keystroke is translated.
The WM_COMPACTING message is sent to all top-level
windows when the system detects more than 12.5 percent
WM_COMPACTING 0x41 of system time over a 30- to 60-second interval is being
spent compacting memory. This indicates that system
memory is low.
The system sends the WM_COMPAREITEM message to
determine the relative position of a new item in the sorted
list of an owner-drawn combo box or list box. Whenever the
WM_COMPAREITEM 0x39
application adds a new item, the system sends this message
to the owner of a combo box or list box created with the
CBS_SORT or LBS_SORT style.
The WM_CONTEXTMENU message notifies a window that
WM_CONTEXTMENU 0x7B the user clicked the right mouse button (right-clicked) in the
window.
An application sends the WM_COPY message to an edit
WM_COPY 0x301 control or combo box to copy the current selection to the
clipboard in CF_TEXT format.
An application sends the WM_COPYDATA message to pass
WM_COPYDATA 0x4A
data to another application.
The WM_CREATE message is sent when an application
requests that a window be created by calling the
CreateWindowEx or CreateWindow function. (The message
WM_CREATE 0x1
is sent before the function returns.) The window procedure
of the new window receives this message after the window
is created, but before the window becomes visible.
The WM_CTLCOLORBTN message is sent to the parent
window of a button before drawing the button. The parent
WM_CTLCOLORBTN 0x135 window can change the button's text and background
colors. However, only owner-drawn buttons respond to the
parent window processing this message.
The WM_CTLCOLORDLG message is sent to a dialog box
before the system draws the dialog box. By responding to
WM_CTLCOLORDLG 0x136
this message, the dialog box can set its text and background
colors using the specified display device context handle.
WM_CTLCOLOREDIT 0x133 An edit control that is not read-only or disabled sends the
WM_CTLCOLOREDIT message to its parent window when
the control is about to be drawn. By responding to this
message, the parent window can use the specified device
 context handle to set the text and background colors of the
edit control.
Sent to the parent window of a list box before the system
draws the list box. By responding to this message, the
WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX 0x134 parent window can set the text and background colors of
the list box by using the specified display device context
handle.
The WM_CTLCOLORMSGBOX message is sent to the owner
window of a message box before Windows draws the
message box. By responding to this message, the owner
WM_CTLCOLORMSGBOX 0x132
window can set the text and background colors of the
message box by using the given display device context
handle.
The WM_CTLCOLORSCROLLBAR message is sent to the
parent window of a scroll bar control when the control is
WM_CTLCOLORSCROLLBAR 0x137 about to be drawn. By responding to this message, the
parent window can use the display context handle to set the
background color of the scroll bar control.
A static control, or an edit control that is read-only or
disabled, sends the WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC message to its
parent window when the control is about to be drawn. By
WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC 0x138
responding to this message, the parent window can use the
specified device context handle to set the text and
background colors of the static control.
An application sends a WM_CUT message to an edit control
or combo box to delete (cut) the current selection, if any, in
WM_CUT 0x300
the edit control and copy the deleted text to the clipboard
in CF_TEXT format.
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,
WM_DEADCHAR 0x103
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.
Sent to the owner of a list box or combo box when the list
box or combo box is destroyed or when items are removed
by the LB_DELETESTRING, LB_RESETCONTENT,
CB_DELETESTRING, or CB_RESETCONTENT message. The
WM_DELETEITEM 0x2D
system sends a WM_DELETEITEM message for each deleted
item. The system sends the WM_DELETEITEM message for
any deleted list box or combo box item with nonzero item
data.
WM_DESTROY 0x2 The WM_DESTROY message is sent when a window is being
destroyed. It is sent to the window procedure of the window
 being destroyed after the window is removed from the
screen. This message is sent first to the window being
destroyed and then to the child windows (if any) as they are
destroyed. During the processing of the message, it can be
assumed that all child windows still exist.
The WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD message is sent to the
WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD 0x307 clipboard owner when a call to the EmptyClipboard function
empties the clipboard.
Notifies an application of a change to the hardware
WM_DEVICECHANGE 0x219
configuration of a device or the computer.
The WM_DEVMODECHANGE message is sent to all top-level
WM_DEVMODECHANGE 0x1B
windows whenever the user changes device-mode settings.
The WM_DISPLAYCHANGE message is sent to all windows
WM_DISPLAYCHANGE 0x7E
when the display resolution has changed.
The WM_DRAWCLIPBOARD message is sent to the first
window in the clipboard viewer chain when the content of
WM_DRAWCLIPBOARD 0x308
the clipboard changes. This enables a clipboard viewer
window to display the new content of the clipboard.
The WM_DRAWITEM message is sent to the parent window
of an owner-drawn button, combo box, list box, or menu
WM_DRAWITEM 0x2B
when a visual aspect of the button, combo box, list box, or
menu has changed.
Sent when the user drops a file on the window of an
WM_DROPFILES 0x233 application that has registered itself as a recipient of
dropped files.
The WM_ENABLE message is sent when an application
changes the enabled state of a window. It is sent to the
window whose enabled state is changing. This message is
WM_ENABLE 0xA
sent before the EnableWindow function returns, but after
the enabled state (WS_DISABLED style bit) of the window
has changed.
The WM_ENDSESSION message is sent to an application
after the system processes the results of the
WM_ENDSESSION 0x16 WM_QUERYENDSESSION message. The WM_ENDSESSION
message informs the application whether the session is
ending.
The WM_ENTERIDLE message is sent to the owner window
of a modal dialog box or menu that is entering an idle state.
WM_ENTERIDLE 0x121 A modal dialog box or menu enters an idle state when no
messages are waiting in its queue after it has processed one
or more previous messages.
The WM_ENTERMENULOOP message informs an
WM_ENTERMENULOOP 0x211 application's main window procedure that a menu modal
loop has been entered.
WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE 0x231 The WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE message is sent one time to a
window after it enters the moving or sizing modal loop. The
window enters the moving or sizing modal loop when the
user clicks the window's title bar or sizing border, or when
 the window passes the WM_SYSCOMMAND message to the
DefWindowProc function and the wParam parameter of the
message specifies the SC_MOVE or SC_SIZE value. The
operation is complete when DefWindowProc returns.
The WM_ERASEBKGND message is sent when the window
background must be erased (for example, when a window is
WM_ERASEBKGND 0x14
resized). The message is sent to prepare an invalidated
portion of a window for painting.
The WM_EXITMENULOOP message informs an application's
WM_EXITMENULOOP 0x212 main window procedure that a menu modal loop has been
exited.
The WM_EXITSIZEMOVE message is sent one time to a
window, after it has exited the moving or sizing modal loop.
The window enters the moving or sizing modal loop when
the user clicks the window's title bar or sizing border, or
WM_EXITSIZEMOVE 0x232
when the window passes the WM_SYSCOMMAND message
to the DefWindowProc function and the wParam parameter
of the message specifies the SC_MOVE or SC_SIZE value. The
operation is complete when DefWindowProc returns.
An application sends the WM_FONTCHANGE message to all
WM_FONTCHANGE 0x1D top-level windows in the system after changing the pool of
font resources.
The WM_GETDLGCODE message is sent to the window
procedure associated with a control. By default, the system
handles all keyboard input to the control; the system
WM_GETDLGCODE 0x87 interprets certain types of keyboard input as dialog box
navigation keys. To override this default behavior, the
control can respond to the WM_GETDLGCODE message to
indicate the types of input it wants to process itself.
An application sends a WM_GETFONT message to a control
WM_GETFONT 0x31 to retrieve the font with which the control is currently
drawing its text.
An application sends a WM_GETHOTKEY message to
WM_GETHOTKEY 0x33
determine the hot key associated with a window.
The WM_GETICON message is sent to a window to retrieve a
handle to the large or small icon associated with a window.
WM_GETICON 0x7F
The system displays the large icon in the ALT+TAB dialog,
and the small icon in the window caption.
The WM_GETMINMAXINFO message is sent to a window
when the size or position of the window is about to change.
WM_GETMINMAXINFO 0x24 An application can use this message to override the
window's default maximized size and position, or its default
minimum or maximum tracking size.
WM_GETOBJECT 0x3D Active Accessibility sends the WM_GETOBJECT message to
obtain information about an accessible object contained in
a server application. Applications never send this message
directly. It is sent only by Active Accessibility in response to
calls to AccessibleObjectFromPoint,
 AccessibleObjectFromEvent, or
AccessibleObjectFromWindow. However, server applications
handle this message.
An application sends a WM_GETTEXT message to copy the
WM_GETTEXT 0xD text that corresponds to a window into a buffer provided by
the caller.
An application sends a WM_GETTEXTLENGTH message to
WM_GETTEXTLENGTH 0xE determine the length, in characters, of the text associated
with a window.
WM_HANDHELDFIRST 0x358 Definition Needed
WM_HANDHELDLAST 0x35F Definition Needed
Indicates that the user pressed the F1 key. If a menu is active
when F1 is pressed, WM_HELP is sent to the window
associated with the menu; otherwise, WM_HELP is sent to
WM_HELP 0x53
the window that has the keyboard focus. If no window has
the keyboard focus, WM_HELP is sent to the currently active
window.
The WM_HOTKEY message is posted when the user presses
a hot key registered by the RegisterHotKey function. The
WM_HOTKEY 0x312
message is placed at the top of the message queue
associated with the thread that registered the hot key.
This message is sent to a window when a scroll event occurs
in the window's standard horizontal scroll bar. This message
WM_HSCROLL 0x114
is also sent to the owner of a horizontal scroll bar control
when a scroll event occurs in the control.
The WM_HSCROLLCLIPBOARD message is sent to the
clipboard owner by a clipboard viewer window. This occurs
when the clipboard contains data in the CF_OWNERDISPLAY
WM_HSCROLLCLIPBOARD 0x30E
format and an event occurs in the clipboard viewer's
horizontal scroll bar. The owner should scroll the clipboard
image and update the scroll bar values.
Windows NT 3.51 and earlier: The WM_ICONERASEBKGND
message is sent to a minimized window when the
background of the icon must be filled before painting the
WM_ICONERASEBKGND 0x27 icon. A window receives this message only if a class icon is
defined for the window; otherwise, WM_ERASEBKGND is
sent. This message is not sent by newer versions of
Windows.
Sent to an application when the IME gets a character of the
WM_IME_CHAR 0x286 conversion result. A window receives this message through
its WindowProc function.
Sent to an application when the IME changes composition
WM_IME_COMPOSITION 0x10F status as a result of a keystroke. A window receives this
message through its WindowProc function.
Sent to an application when the IME window finds no space
WM_IME_COMPOSITIONFULL 0x284 to extend the area for the composition window. A window
receives this message through its WindowProc function.
 Sent by an application to direct the IME window to carry out
the requested command. The application uses this message
WM_IME_CONTROL 0x283 to control the IME window that it has created. To send this
message, the application calls the SendMessage function
with the following parameters.
Sent to an application when the IME ends composition. A
WM_IME_ENDCOMPOSITION 0x10E window receives this message through its WindowProc
function.
Sent to an application by the IME to notify the application of
WM_IME_KEYDOWN 0x290 a key press and to keep message order. A window receives
this message through its WindowProc function.
WM_IME_KEYLAST 0x10F Definition Needed
Sent to an application by the IME to notify the application of
WM_IME_KEYUP 0x291 a key release and to keep message order. A window receives
this message through its WindowProc function.
Sent to an application to notify it of changes to the IME
WM_IME_NOTIFY 0x282 window. A window receives this message through its
WindowProc function.
Sent to an application to provide commands and request
WM_IME_REQUEST 0x288 information. A window receives this message through its
WindowProc function.
Sent to an application when the operating system is about
WM_IME_SELECT 0x285 to change the current IME. A window receives this message
through its WindowProc function.
Sent to an application when a window is activated. A
WM_IME_SETCONTEXT 0x281 window receives this message through its WindowProc
function.
Sent immediately before the IME generates the composition
WM_IME_STARTCOMPOSITION 0x10D string as a result of a keystroke. A window receives this
message through its WindowProc function.
The WM_INITDIALOG message is sent to the dialog box
procedure immediately before a dialog box is displayed.
WM_INITDIALOG 0x110 Dialog box procedures typically use this message to
initialize controls and carry out any other initialization tasks
that affect the appearance of the dialog box.
The WM_INITMENU message is sent when a menu is about
to become active. It occurs when the user clicks an item on
WM_INITMENU 0x116
the menu bar or presses a menu key. This allows the
application to modify the menu before it is displayed.
The WM_INITMENUPOPUP message is sent when a drop-
down menu or submenu is about to become active. This
WM_INITMENUPOPUP 0x117
allows an application to modify the menu before it is
displayed, without changing the entire menu.
WM_INPUTLANGCHANGE 0x51 The WM_INPUTLANGCHANGE message is sent to the
topmost affected window after an application's input
language has been changed. You should make any
application-specific settings and pass the message to the
 DefWindowProc function, which passes the message to all
first-level child windows. These child windows can pass the
message to DefWindowProc to have it pass the message to
their child windows, and so on.
The WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST message is posted
to the window with the focus when the user chooses a new
input language, either with the hotkey (specified in the
Keyboard control panel application) or from the indicator on
WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST 0x50
the system taskbar. An application can accept the change by
passing the message to the DefWindowProc function or
reject the change (and prevent it from taking place) by
returning immediately.
The WM_KEYDOWN message is posted to the window with
the keyboard focus when a nonsystem key is pressed. A
WM_KEYDOWN 0x100
nonsystem key is a key that is pressed when the ALT key is
not pressed.
WM_KEYFIRST 0x100 This message filters for keyboard messages.
WM_KEYLAST 0x108 This message filters for keyboard messages.
The WM_KEYUP message is posted to the window with the
keyboard focus when a nonsystem key is released. A
WM_KEYUP 0x101 nonsystem key is a key that is pressed when the ALT key is
not pressed, or a keyboard key that is pressed when a
window has the keyboard focus.
The WM_KILLFOCUS message is sent to a window
WM_KILLFOCUS 0x8
immediately before it loses the keyboard focus.
The WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK message is posted when the user
double-clicks the left mouse button while the cursor is in
the client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured, the
WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK 0x203
message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.
The WM_LBUTTONDOWN message is posted when the user
presses the left mouse button while the cursor is in the
client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured, the
WM_LBUTTONDOWN 0x201
message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.
The WM_LBUTTONUP message is posted when the user
releases the left mouse button while the cursor is in the
client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured, the
WM_LBUTTONUP 0x202
message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.
WM_MBUTTONDBLCLK 0x209 The WM_MBUTTONDBLCLK message is posted when the
user double-clicks the middle mouse button while the
cursor is in the client area of a window. If the mouse is not
captured, the message is posted to the window beneath the
cursor. Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that
 has captured the mouse.
The WM_MBUTTONDOWN message is posted when the
user presses the middle mouse button while the cursor is in
the client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured, the
WM_MBUTTONDOWN 0x207
message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.
The WM_MBUTTONUP message is posted when the user
releases the middle mouse button while the cursor is in the
client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured, the
WM_MBUTTONUP 0x208
message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.
An application sends the WM_MDIACTIVATE message to a
WM_MDIACTIVATE 0x222 multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to instruct
the client window to activate a different MDI child window.
An application sends the WM_MDICASCADE message to a
WM_MDICASCADE 0x227 multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to arrange
all its child windows in a cascade format.
An application sends the WM_MDICREATE message to a
WM_MDICREATE 0x220 multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to create
an MDI child window.
An application sends the WM_MDIDESTROY message to a
WM_MDIDESTROY 0x221 multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to close
an MDI child window.
An application sends the WM_MDIGETACTIVE message to a
WM_MDIGETACTIVE 0x229 multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to retrieve
the handle to the active MDI child window.
An application sends the WM_MDIICONARRANGE message
to a multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to
WM_MDIICONARRANGE 0x228
arrange all minimized MDI child windows. It does not affect
child windows that are not minimized.
An application sends the WM_MDIMAXIMIZE message to a
multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to
maximize an MDI child window. The system resizes the child
window to make its client area fill the client window. The
WM_MDIMAXIMIZE 0x225 system places the child window's window menu icon in the
rightmost position of the frame window's menu bar, and
places the child window's restore icon in the leftmost
position. The system also appends the title bar text of the
child window to that of the frame window.
An application sends the WM_MDINEXT message to a
WM_MDINEXT 0x224 multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to activate
the next or previous child window.
An application sends the WM_MDIREFRESHMENU message
WM_MDIREFRESHMENU 0x234 to a multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to
refresh the window menu of the MDI frame window.
WM_MDIRESTORE 0x223 An application sends the WM_MDIRESTORE message to a
 multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to restore
an MDI child window from maximized or minimized size.
An application sends the WM_MDISETMENU message to a
multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to replace
WM_MDISETMENU 0x230
the entire menu of an MDI frame window, to replace the
window menu of the frame window, or both.
An application sends the WM_MDITILE message to a
WM_MDITILE 0x226 multiple-document interface (MDI) client window to arrange
all of its MDI child windows in a tile format.
The WM_MEASUREITEM message is sent to the owner
WM_MEASUREITEM 0x2C window of a combo box, list box, list view control, or menu
item when the control or menu is created.
The WM_MENUCHAR message is sent when a menu is
active and the user presses a key that does not correspond
WM_MENUCHAR 0x120
to any mnemonic or accelerator key. This message is sent to
the window that owns the menu.
The WM_MENUCOMMAND message is sent when the user
WM_MENUCOMMAND 0x126
makes a selection from a menu.
The WM_MENUDRAG message is sent to the owner of a
WM_MENUDRAG 0x123
drag-and-drop menu when the user drags a menu item.
The WM_MENUGETOBJECT message is sent to the owner of
a drag-and-drop menu when the mouse cursor enters a
WM_MENUGETOBJECT 0x124
menu item or moves from the center of the item to the top
or bottom of the item.
The WM_MENURBUTTONUP message is sent when the user
WM_MENURBUTTONUP 0x122 releases the right mouse button while the cursor is on a
menu item.
The WM_MENUSELECT message is sent to a menu's owner
WM_MENUSELECT 0x11F
window when the user selects a menu item.
The WM_MOUSEACTIVATE message is sent when the cursor
is in an inactive window and the user presses a mouse
WM_MOUSEACTIVATE 0x21
button. The parent window receives this message only if the
child window passes it to the DefWindowProc function.
Use WM_MOUSEFIRST to specify the first mouse message.
WM_MOUSEFIRST 0x200
Use the PeekMessage() Function.
The WM_MOUSEHOVER message is posted to a window
when the cursor hovers over the client area of the window
WM_MOUSEHOVER 0x2A1
for the period of time specified in a prior call to
TrackMouseEvent.
WM_MOUSELAST 0x20D Definition Needed
The WM_MOUSELEAVE message is posted to a window
WM_MOUSELEAVE 0x2A3 when the cursor leaves the client area of the window
specified in a prior call to TrackMouseEvent.
WM_MOUSEMOVE 0x200 The WM_MOUSEMOVE message is posted to a window
when the cursor moves. If the mouse is not captured, the
message is posted to the window that contains the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
 captured the mouse.
The WM_MOUSEWHEEL message is sent to the focus
window when the mouse wheel is rotated. The
DefWindowProc function propagates the message to the
WM_MOUSEWHEEL 0x20A
window's parent. There should be no internal forwarding of
the message, since DefWindowProc propagates it up the
parent chain until it finds a window that processes it.
The WM_MOUSEHWHEEL message is sent to the focus
window when the mouse's horizontal scroll wheel is tilted or
rotated. The DefWindowProc function propagates the
WM_MOUSEHWHEEL 0x20E message to the window's parent. There should be no
internal forwarding of the message, since DefWindowProc
propagates it up the parent chain until it finds a window
that processes it.
The WM_MOVE message is sent after a window has been
WM_MOVE 0x3
moved.
The WM_MOVING message is sent to a window that the
user is moving. By processing this message, an application
WM_MOVING 0x216
can monitor the position of the drag rectangle and, if
needed, change its position.
WM_NCACTIVATE 0x86 Non Client Area Activated Caption(Title) of the Form
The WM_NCCALCSIZE message is sent when the size and
position of a window's client area must be calculated. By
WM_NCCALCSIZE 0x83 processing this message, an application can control the
content of the window's client area when the size or
position of the window changes.
The WM_NCCREATE message is sent prior to the
WM_NCCREATE 0x81
WM_CREATE message when a window is first created.
The WM_NCDESTROY message informs a window that its
nonclient area is being destroyed. The DestroyWindow
function sends the WM_NCDESTROY message to the
WM_NCDESTROY 0x82
window following the WM_DESTROY message.
WM_DESTROY is used to free the allocated memory object
associated with the window.
The WM_NCHITTEST message is sent to a window when the
cursor moves, or when a mouse button is pressed or
WM_NCHITTEST 0x84 released. If the mouse is not captured, the message is sent
to the window beneath the cursor. Otherwise, the message
is sent to the window that has captured the mouse.
The WM_NCLBUTTONDBLCLK message is posted when the
user double-clicks the left mouse button while the cursor is
WM_NCLBUTTONDBLCLK 0xA3 within the nonclient area of a window. This message is
posted to the window that contains the cursor. If a window
has captured the mouse, this message is not posted.
WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN 0xA1 The WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN message is posted when the
user presses the left mouse button while the cursor is within
the nonclient area of a window. This message is posted to
the window that contains the cursor. If a window has
 captured the mouse, this message is not posted.
The WM_NCLBUTTONUP message is posted when the user
releases the left mouse button while the cursor is within the
WM_NCLBUTTONUP 0xA2 nonclient area of a window. This message is posted to the
window that contains the cursor. If a window has captured
the mouse, this message is not posted.
The WM_NCMBUTTONDBLCLK message is posted when the
user double-clicks the middle mouse button while the
cursor is within the nonclient area of a window. This
WM_NCMBUTTONDBLCLK 0xA9
message is posted to the window that contains the cursor. If
a window has captured the mouse, this message is not
posted.
The WM_NCMBUTTONDOWN message is posted when the
user presses the middle mouse button while the cursor is
WM_NCMBUTTONDOWN 0xA7 within the nonclient area of a window. This message is
posted to the window that contains the cursor. If a window
has captured the mouse, this message is not posted.
The WM_NCMBUTTONUP message is posted when the user
releases the middle mouse button while the cursor is within
WM_NCMBUTTONUP 0xA8 the nonclient area of a window. This message is posted to
the window that contains the cursor. If a window has
captured the mouse, this message is not posted.
The WM_NCMOUSEMOVE message is posted to a window
when the cursor is moved within the nonclient area of the
WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 0xA0 window. This message is posted to the window that contains
the cursor. If a window has captured the mouse, this
message is not posted.
The WM_NCPAINT message is sent to a window when its
WM_NCPAINT 0x85
frame must be painted.
The WM_NCRBUTTONDBLCLK message is posted when the
user double-clicks the right mouse button while the cursor
WM_NCRBUTTONDBLCLK 0xA6 is within the nonclient area of a window. This message is
posted to the window that contains the cursor. If a window
has captured the mouse, this message is not posted.
The WM_NCRBUTTONDOWN message is posted when the
user presses the right mouse button while the cursor is
WM_NCRBUTTONDOWN 0xA4 within the nonclient area of a window. This message is
posted to the window that contains the cursor. If a window
has captured the mouse, this message is not posted.
The WM_NCRBUTTONUP message is posted when the user
releases the right mouse button while the cursor is within
WM_NCRBUTTONUP 0xA5 the nonclient area of a window. This message is posted to
the window that contains the cursor. If a window has
captured the mouse, this message is not posted.
The WM_NEXTDLGCTL message is sent to a dialog box
WM_NEXTDLGCTL 0x28 procedure to set the keyboard focus to a different control in
the dialog box
WM_NEXTMENU 0x213 The WM_NEXTMENU message is sent to an application
 when the right or left arrow key is used to switch between
the menu bar and the system menu.
Sent by a common control to its parent window when an
WM_NOTIFY 0x4E event has occurred or the control requires some
information.
Determines if a window accepts ANSI or Unicode structures
in the WM_NOTIFY notification message.
WM_NOTIFYFORMAT 0x55 WM_NOTIFYFORMAT messages are sent from a common
control to its parent window and from the parent window to
the common control.
The WM_NULL message performs no operation. An
WM_NULL 0x0 application sends the WM_NULL message if it wants to post
a message that the recipient window will ignore.
WM_PAINT 0xF Occurs when the control needs repainting
The WM_PAINTCLIPBOARD message is sent to the clipboard
owner by a clipboard viewer window when the clipboard
WM_PAINTCLIPBOARD 0x309
contains data in the CF_OWNERDISPLAY format and the
clipboard viewer's client area needs repainting.
Windows NT 3.51 and earlier: The WM_PAINTICON message
is sent to a minimized window when the icon is to be
WM_PAINTICON 0x26 painted. This message is not sent by newer versions of
Microsoft Windows, except in unusual circumstances
explained in the Remarks.
This message is sent by the OS to all top-level and
overlapped windows after the window with the keyboard
WM_PALETTECHANGED 0x311 focus realizes its logical palette. This message enables
windows that do not have the keyboard focus to realize
their logical palettes and update their client areas.
The WM_PALETTEISCHANGING message informs
WM_PALETTEISCHANGING 0x310 applications that an application is going to realize its logical
palette.
The WM_PARENTNOTIFY message is sent to the parent of a
child window when the child window is created or
destroyed, or when the user clicks a mouse button while the
cursor is over the child window. When the child window is
WM_PARENTNOTIFY 0x210 being created, the system sends WM_PARENTNOTIFY just
before the CreateWindow or CreateWindowEx function that
creates the window returns. When the child window is being
destroyed, the system sends the message before any
processing to destroy the window takes place.
An application sends a WM_PASTE message to an edit
control or combo box to copy the current content of the
WM_PASTE 0x302 clipboard to the edit control at the current caret position.
Data is inserted only if the clipboard contains data in
CF_TEXT format.
WM_PENWINFIRST 0x380 Definition Needed
WM_PENWINLAST 0x38F Definition Needed
 Notifies applications that the system, typically a battery-
WM_POWER 0x48 powered personal computer, is about to enter a suspended
mode. Obsolete : use POWERBROADCAST instead
Notifies applications that a power-management event has
WM_POWERBROADCAST 0x218
occurred.
The WM_PRINT message is sent to a window to request that
WM_PRINT 0x317 it draw itself in the specified device context, most commonly
in a printer device context.
The WM_PRINTCLIENT message is sent to a window to
WM_PRINTCLIENT 0x318 request that it draw its client area in the specified device
context, most commonly in a printer device context.
The WM_QUERYDRAGICON message is sent to a minimized
(iconic) window. The window is about to be dragged by the
user but does not have an icon defined for its class. An
WM_QUERYDRAGICON 0x37
application can return a handle to an icon or cursor. The
system displays this cursor or icon while the user drags the
icon.
The WM_QUERYENDSESSION message is sent when the
user chooses to end the session or when an application calls
one of the system shutdown functions. If any application
returns zero, the session is not ended. The system stops
WM_QUERYENDSESSION 0x11 sending WM_QUERYENDSESSION messages as soon as one
application returns zero. After processing this message, the
system sends the WM_ENDSESSION message with the
wParam parameter set to the results of the
WM_QUERYENDSESSION message.
This message informs a window that it is about to receive
WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE 0x30F the keyboard focus, giving the window the opportunity to
realize its logical palette when it receives the focus.
The WM_QUERYOPEN message is sent to an icon when the
WM_QUERYOPEN 0x13 user requests that the window be restored to its previous
size and position.
The WM_QUEUESYNC message is sent by a computer-based
training (CBT) application to separate user-input messages
WM_QUEUESYNC 0x23
from other messages sent through the
WH_JOURNALPLAYBACK Hook procedure.
Once received, it ends the application's Message Loop,
signaling the application to end. It can be sent by pressing
WM_QUIT 0x12
Alt+F4, Clicking the X in the upper right-hand of the
program, or going to File->Exit.
he WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK message is posted when the user
double-clicks the right mouse button while the cursor is in
the client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured, the
WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK 0x206
message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.
WM_RBUTTONDOWN 0x204 The WM_RBUTTONDOWN message is posted when the user
presses the right mouse button while the cursor is in the
 client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured, the
message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.
The WM_RBUTTONUP message is posted when the user
releases the right mouse button while the cursor is in the
client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured, the
WM_RBUTTONUP 0x205
message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.
The WM_RENDERALLFORMATS message is sent to the
clipboard owner before it is destroyed, if the clipboard
owner has delayed rendering one or more clipboard
formats. For the content of the clipboard to remain available
WM_RENDERALLFORMATS 0x306
to other applications, the clipboard owner must render data
in all the formats it is capable of generating, and place the
data on the clipboard by calling the SetClipboardData
function.
The WM_RENDERFORMAT message is sent to the clipboard
owner if it has delayed rendering a specific clipboard format
and if an application has requested data in that format. The
WM_RENDERFORMAT 0x305
clipboard owner must render data in the specified format
and place it on the clipboard by calling the
SetClipboardData function.
The WM_SETCURSOR message is sent to a window if the
WM_SETCURSOR 0x20 mouse causes the cursor to move within a window and
mouse input is not captured.
WM_SETFOCUS 0x7 When the controll got the focus
An application sends a WM_SETFONT message to specify
WM_SETFONT 0x30
the font that a control is to use when drawing text.
An application sends a WM_SETHOTKEY message to a
WM_SETHOTKEY 0x32 window to associate a hot key with the window. When the
user presses the hot key, the system activates the window.
An application sends the WM_SETICON message to
associate a new large or small icon with a window. The
WM_SETICON 0x80
system displays the large icon in the ALT+TAB dialog box,
and the small icon in the window caption.
An application sends the WM_SETREDRAW message to a
WM_SETREDRAW 0xB window to allow changes in that window to be redrawn or
to prevent changes in that window from being redrawn.
Text / Caption changed on the control. An application sends
WM_SETTEXT 0xC
a WM_SETTEXT message to set the text of a window.
An application sends the WM_SETTINGCHANGE message to
all top-level windows after making a change to the WIN.INI
WM_SETTINGCHANGE 0x1A file. The SystemParametersInfo function sends this message
after an application uses the function to change a setting in
WIN.INI.
WM_SHOWWINDOW 0x18 The WM_SHOWWINDOW message is sent to a window
 when the window is about to be hidden or shown
The WM_SIZE message is sent to a window after its size has
WM_SIZE 0x5
changed.
The WM_SIZECLIPBOARD message is sent to the clipboard
owner by a clipboard viewer window when the clipboard
WM_SIZECLIPBOARD 0x30B
contains data in the CF_OWNERDISPLAY format and the
clipboard viewer's client area has changed size.
The WM_SIZING message is sent to a window that the user
is resizing. By processing this message, an application can
WM_SIZING 0x214
monitor the size and position of the drag rectangle and, if
needed, change its size or position.
The WM_SPOOLERSTATUS message is sent from Print
WM_SPOOLERSTATUS 0x2A Manager whenever a job is added to or removed from the
Print Manager queue.
The WM_STYLECHANGED message is sent to a window after
WM_STYLECHANGED 0x7D the SetWindowLong function has changed one or more of
the window's styles.
The WM_STYLECHANGING message is sent to a window
WM_STYLECHANGING 0x7C when the SetWindowLong function is about to change one
or more of the window's styles.
The WM_SYNCPAINT message is used to synchronize
WM_SYNCPAINT 0x88
painting while avoiding linking independent GUI threads.
The WM_SYSCHAR message is posted to the window with
the keyboard focus when a WM_SYSKEYDOWN message is
WM_SYSCHAR 0x106 translated by the TranslateMessage function. It specifies the
character code of a system character key — that is, a
character key that is pressed while the ALT key is down.
This message is sent to all top-level windows when a change
WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE 0x15
is made to a system color setting.
A window receives this message when the user chooses a
command from the Window menu (formerly known as the
WM_SYSCOMMAND 0x112 system or control menu) or when the user chooses the
maximize button, minimize button, restore button, or close
button.
The WM_SYSDEADCHAR message is sent to the window
with the keyboard focus when a WM_SYSKEYDOWN
message is translated by the TranslateMessage function.
WM_SYSDEADCHAR 0x107
WM_SYSDEADCHAR specifies the character code of a
system dead key — that is, a dead key that is pressed while
holding down the ALT key.
WM_SYSKEYDOWN 0x104 The WM_SYSKEYDOWN message is posted to the window
with the keyboard focus when the user presses the F10 key
(which activates the menu bar) or holds down the ALT key
and then presses another key. It also occurs when no
window currently has the keyboard focus; in this case, the
WM_SYSKEYDOWN message is sent to the active window.
The window that receives the message can distinguish
between these two contexts by checking the context code in
 the lParam parameter.
The WM_SYSKEYUP message is posted to the window with
the keyboard focus when the user releases a key that was
pressed while the ALT key was held down. It also occurs
when no window currently has the keyboard focus; in this
WM_SYSKEYUP 0x105
case, the WM_SYSKEYUP message is sent to the active
window. The window that receives the message can
distinguish between these two contexts by checking the
context code in the lParam parameter.
Sent to an application that has initiated a training card with
Microsoft Windows Help. The message informs the
WM_TCARD 0x52 application when the user clicks an authorable button. An
application initiates a training card by specifying the
HELP_TCARD command in a call to the WinHelp function.
A message that is sent whenever there is a change in the
WM_TIMECHANGE 0x1E
system time.
The WM_TIMER message is posted to the installing thread's
WM_TIMER 0x113 message queue when a timer expires. The message is
posted by the GetMessage or PeekMessage function.
An application sends a WM_UNDO message to an edit
control to undo the last operation. When this message is
WM_UNDO 0x304
sent to an edit control, the previously deleted text is
restored or the previously added text is deleted.
The WM_UNINITMENUPOPUP message is sent when a
WM_UNINITMENUPOPUP 0x125
drop-down menu or submenu has been destroyed.
The WM_USER constant is used by applications to help
define private messages for use by private window classes,
WM_USER 0x400
usually of the form WM_USER+X, where X is an integer
value.
The WM_USERCHANGED message is sent to all windows
after the user has logged on or off. When the user logs on
WM_USERCHANGED 0x54 or off, the system updates the user-specific settings. The
system sends this message immediately after updating the
settings.
Sent by a list box with the LBS_WANTKEYBOARDINPUT style
WM_VKEYTOITEM 0x2E
to its owner in response to a WM_KEYDOWN message.
The WM_VSCROLL message is sent to a window when a
scroll event occurs in the window's standard vertical scroll
WM_VSCROLL 0x115
bar. This message is also sent to the owner of a vertical
scroll bar control when a scroll event occurs in the control.
The WM_VSCROLLCLIPBOARD message is sent to the
clipboard owner by a clipboard viewer window when the
clipboard contains data in the CF_OWNERDISPLAY format
WM_VSCROLLCLIPBOARD 0x30A
and an event occurs in the clipboard viewer's vertical scroll
bar. The owner should scroll the clipboard image and
update the scroll bar values.
WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED 0x47 The WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED message is sent to a
window whose size, position, or place in the Z order has
 changed as a result of a call to the SetWindowPos function
or another window-management function.
The WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING message is sent to a
window whose size, position, or place in the Z order is about
WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING 0x46
to change as a result of a call to the SetWindowPos function
or another window-management function.
An application sends the WM_WININICHANGE message to
all top-level windows after making a change to the WIN.INI
file. The SystemParametersInfo function sends this message
after an application uses the function to change a setting in
WM_WININICHANGE 0x1A
WIN.INI. Note The WM_WININICHANGE message is
provided only for compatibility with earlier versions of the
system. Applications should use the WM_SETTINGCHANGE
message.
The WM_XBUTTONDBLCLK message is posted when the
user double-clicks the first or second X button while the
cursor is in the client area of a window. If the mouse is not
WM_XBUTTONDBLCLK 0x20D
captured, the message is posted to the window beneath the
cursor. Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that
has captured the mouse.
The WM_XBUTTONDOWN message is posted when the
user presses the first or second X button while the cursor is
in the client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured,
WM_XBUTTONDOWN 0x20B
the message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.
The WM_XBUTTONUP message is posted when the user
releases the first or second X button while the cursor is in
the client area of a window. If the mouse is not captured, the
WM_XBUTTONUP 0x20C
message is posted to the window beneath the cursor.
Otherwise, the message is posted to the window that has
captured the mouse.

C# Constants:
private const UInt32 WM_ACTIVATE = 0x0006;
private const UInt32 WM_ACTIVATEAPP = 0x001C;
private const UInt32 WM_AFXFIRST = 0x0360;
private const UInt32 WM_AFXLAST = 0x037F;
private const UInt32 WM_APP = 0x8000;
private const UInt32 WM_ASKCBFORMATNAME = 0x030C;
private const UInt32 WM_CANCELJOURNAL = 0x004B;
private const UInt32 WM_CANCELMODE = 0x001F;
private const UInt32 WM_CAPTURECHANGED = 0x0215;
private const UInt32 WM_CHANGECBCHAIN = 0x030D;
private const UInt32 WM_CHANGEUISTATE = 0x0127;
private const UInt32 WM_CHAR = 0x0102;
private const UInt32 WM_CHARTOITEM = 0x002F;
private const UInt32 WM_CHILDACTIVATE = 0x0022;
private const UInt32 WM_CLEAR = 0x0303;
private const UInt32 WM_CLOSE = 0x0010;
private const UInt32 WM_COMMAND = 0x0111;
private const UInt32 WM_COMPACTING = 0x0041;
private const UInt32 WM_COMPAREITEM = 0x0039;
private const UInt32 WM_CONTEXTMENU = 0x007B;
private const UInt32 WM_COPY = 0x0301;
private const UInt32 WM_COPYDATA = 0x004A;
private const UInt32 WM_CREATE = 0x0001;
private const UInt32 WM_CTLCOLORBTN = 0x0135;
private const UInt32 WM_CTLCOLORDLG = 0x0136;
private const UInt32 WM_CTLCOLOREDIT = 0x0133;
private const UInt32 WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX = 0x0134;
private const UInt32 WM_CTLCOLORMSGBOX = 0x0132;
private const UInt32 WM_CTLCOLORSCROLLBAR = 0x0137;
private const UInt32 WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC = 0x0138;
private const UInt32 WM_CUT = 0x0300;
private const UInt32 WM_DEADCHAR = 0x0103;
private const UInt32 WM_DELETEITEM = 0x002D;
private const UInt32 WM_DESTROY = 0x0002;
private const UInt32 WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD = 0x0307;
private const UInt32 WM_DEVICECHANGE = 0x0219;
private const UInt32 WM_DEVMODECHANGE = 0x001B;
private const UInt32 WM_DISPLAYCHANGE = 0x007E;
private const UInt32 WM_DRAWCLIPBOARD = 0x0308;
private const UInt32 WM_DRAWITEM = 0x002B;
private const UInt32 WM_DROPFILES = 0x0233;
private const UInt32 WM_ENABLE = 0x000A;
private const UInt32 WM_ENDSESSION = 0x0016;
private const UInt32 WM_ENTERIDLE = 0x0121;
private const UInt32 WM_ENTERMENULOOP = 0x0211;
private const UInt32 WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE = 0x0231;
private const UInt32 WM_ERASEBKGND = 0x0014;
private const UInt32 WM_EXITMENULOOP = 0x0212;
private const UInt32 WM_EXITSIZEMOVE = 0x0232;
private const UInt32 WM_FONTCHANGE = 0x001D;
private const UInt32 WM_GETDLGCODE = 0x0087;
private const UInt32 WM_GETFONT = 0x0031;
private const UInt32 WM_GETHOTKEY = 0x0033;
private const UInt32 WM_GETICON = 0x007F;
private const UInt32 WM_GETMINMAXINFO = 0x0024;
private const UInt32 WM_GETOBJECT = 0x003D;
private const UInt32 WM_GETTEXT = 0x000D;
private const UInt32 WM_GETTEXTLENGTH = 0x000E;
private const UInt32 WM_HANDHELDFIRST = 0x0358;
private const UInt32 WM_HANDHELDLAST = 0x035F;
private const UInt32 WM_HELP = 0x0053;
private const UInt32 WM_HOTKEY = 0x0312;
private const UInt32 WM_HSCROLL = 0x0114;
private const UInt32 WM_HSCROLLCLIPBOARD = 0x030E;
private const UInt32 WM_ICONERASEBKGND = 0x0027;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_CHAR = 0x0286;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_COMPOSITION = 0x010F;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_COMPOSITIONFULL = 0x0284;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_CONTROL = 0x0283;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_ENDCOMPOSITION = 0x010E;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_KEYDOWN = 0x0290;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_KEYLAST = 0x010F;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_KEYUP = 0x0291;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_NOTIFY = 0x0282;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_REQUEST = 0x0288;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_SELECT = 0x0285;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_SETCONTEXT = 0x0281;
private const UInt32 WM_IME_STARTCOMPOSITION = 0x010D;
private const UInt32 WM_INITDIALOG = 0x0110;
private const UInt32 WM_INITMENU = 0x0116;
private const UInt32 WM_INITMENUPOPUP = 0x0117;
private const UInt32 WM_INPUTLANGCHANGE = 0x0051;
private const UInt32 WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST = 0x0050;
private const UInt32 WM_KEYDOWN = 0x0100;
private const UInt32 WM_KEYFIRST = 0x0100;
private const UInt32 WM_KEYLAST = 0x0108;
private const UInt32 WM_KEYUP = 0x0101;
private const UInt32 WM_KILLFOCUS = 0x0008;
private const UInt32 WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x0203;
private const UInt32 WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x0201;
private const UInt32 WM_LBUTTONUP = 0x0202;
private const UInt32 WM_MBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x0209;
private const UInt32 WM_MBUTTONDOWN = 0x0207;
private const UInt32 WM_MBUTTONUP = 0x0208;
private const UInt32 WM_MDIACTIVATE = 0x0222;
private const UInt32 WM_MDICASCADE = 0x0227;
private const UInt32 WM_MDICREATE = 0x0220;
private const UInt32 WM_MDIDESTROY = 0x0221;
private const UInt32 WM_MDIGETACTIVE = 0x0229;
private const UInt32 WM_MDIICONARRANGE = 0x0228;
private const UInt32 WM_MDIMAXIMIZE = 0x0225;
private const UInt32 WM_MDINEXT = 0x0224;
private const UInt32 WM_MDIREFRESHMENU = 0x0234;
private const UInt32 WM_MDIRESTORE = 0x0223;
private const UInt32 WM_MDISETMENU = 0x0230;
private const UInt32 WM_MDITILE = 0x0226;
private const UInt32 WM_MEASUREITEM = 0x002C;
private const UInt32 WM_MENUCHAR = 0x0120;
private const UInt32 WM_MENUCOMMAND = 0x0126;
private const UInt32 WM_MENUDRAG = 0x0123;
private const UInt32 WM_MENUGETOBJECT = 0x0124;
private const UInt32 WM_MENURBUTTONUP = 0x0122;
private const UInt32 WM_MENUSELECT = 0x011F;
private const UInt32 WM_MOUSEACTIVATE = 0x0021;
private const UInt32 WM_MOUSEFIRST = 0x0200;
private const UInt32 WM_MOUSEHOVER = 0x02A1;
private const UInt32 WM_MOUSELAST = 0x020D;
private const UInt32 WM_MOUSELEAVE = 0x02A3;
private const UInt32 WM_MOUSEMOVE = 0x0200;
private const UInt32 WM_MOUSEWHEEL = 0x020A;
private const UInt32 WM_MOUSEHWHEEL = 0x020E;
private const UInt32 WM_MOVE = 0x0003;
private const UInt32 WM_MOVING = 0x0216;
private const UInt32 WM_NCACTIVATE = 0x0086;
private const UInt32 WM_NCCALCSIZE = 0x0083;
private const UInt32 WM_NCCREATE = 0x0081;
private const UInt32 WM_NCDESTROY = 0x0082;
private const UInt32 WM_NCHITTEST = 0x0084;
private const UInt32 WM_NCLBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x00A3;
private const UInt32 WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN = 0x00A1;
private const UInt32 WM_NCLBUTTONUP = 0x00A2;
private const UInt32 WM_NCMBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x00A9;
private const UInt32 WM_NCMBUTTONDOWN = 0x00A7;
private const UInt32 WM_NCMBUTTONUP = 0x00A8;
private const UInt32 WM_NCMOUSEMOVE = 0x00A0;
private const UInt32 WM_NCPAINT = 0x0085;
private const UInt32 WM_NCRBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x00A6;
private const UInt32 WM_NCRBUTTONDOWN = 0x00A4;
private const UInt32 WM_NCRBUTTONUP = 0x00A5;
private const UInt32 WM_NEXTDLGCTL = 0x0028;
private const UInt32 WM_NEXTMENU = 0x0213;
private const UInt32 WM_NOTIFY = 0x004E;
private const UInt32 WM_NOTIFYFORMAT = 0x0055;
private const UInt32 WM_NULL = 0x0000;
private const UInt32 WM_PAINT = 0x000F;
private const UInt32 WM_PAINTCLIPBOARD = 0x0309;
private const UInt32 WM_PAINTICON = 0x0026;
private const UInt32 WM_PALETTECHANGED = 0x0311;
private const UInt32 WM_PALETTEISCHANGING = 0x0310;
private const UInt32 WM_PARENTNOTIFY = 0x0210;
private const UInt32 WM_PASTE = 0x0302;
private const UInt32 WM_PENWINFIRST = 0x0380;
private const UInt32 WM_PENWINLAST = 0x038F;
private const UInt32 WM_POWER = 0x0048;
private const UInt32 WM_POWERBROADCAST = 0x0218;
private const UInt32 WM_PRINT = 0x0317;
private const UInt32 WM_PRINTCLIENT = 0x0318;
private const UInt32 WM_QUERYDRAGICON = 0x0037;
private const UInt32 WM_QUERYENDSESSION = 0x0011;
private const UInt32 WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE = 0x030F;
private const UInt32 WM_QUERYOPEN = 0x0013;
private const UInt32 WM_QUEUESYNC = 0x0023;
private const UInt32 WM_QUIT = 0x0012;
private const UInt32 WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x0206;
private const UInt32 WM_RBUTTONDOWN = 0x0204;
private const UInt32 WM_RBUTTONUP = 0x0205;
private const UInt32 WM_RENDERALLFORMATS = 0x0306;
private const UInt32 WM_RENDERFORMAT = 0x0305;
private const UInt32 WM_SETCURSOR = 0x0020;
private const UInt32 WM_SETFOCUS = 0x0007;
private const UInt32 WM_SETFONT = 0x0030;
private const UInt32 WM_SETHOTKEY = 0x0032;
private const UInt32 WM_SETICON = 0x0080;
private const UInt32 WM_SETREDRAW = 0x000B;
private const UInt32 WM_SETTEXT = 0x000C;
private const UInt32 WM_SETTINGCHANGE = 0x001A;
private const UInt32 WM_SHOWWINDOW = 0x0018;
private const UInt32 WM_SIZE = 0x0005;
private const UInt32 WM_SIZECLIPBOARD = 0x030B;
private const UInt32 WM_SIZING = 0x0214;
private const UInt32 WM_SPOOLERSTATUS = 0x002A;
private const UInt32 WM_STYLECHANGED = 0x007D;
private const UInt32 WM_STYLECHANGING = 0x007C;
private const UInt32 WM_SYNCPAINT = 0x0088;
private const UInt32 WM_SYSCHAR = 0x0106;
private const UInt32 WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE = 0x0015;
private const UInt32 WM_SYSCOMMAND = 0x0112;
private const UInt32 WM_SYSDEADCHAR = 0x0107;
private const UInt32 WM_SYSKEYDOWN = 0x0104;
private const UInt32 WM_SYSKEYUP = 0x0105;
private const UInt32 WM_TCARD = 0x0052;
private const UInt32 WM_TIMECHANGE = 0x001E;
private const UInt32 WM_TIMER = 0x0113;
private const UInt32 WM_UNDO = 0x0304;
private const UInt32 WM_UNINITMENUPOPUP = 0x0125;
private const UInt32 WM_USER = 0x0400;
private const UInt32 WM_USERCHANGED = 0x0054;
private const UInt32 WM_VKEYTOITEM = 0x002E;
private const UInt32 WM_VSCROLL = 0x0115;
private const UInt32 WM_VSCROLLCLIPBOARD = 0x030A;
private const UInt32 WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED = 0x0047;
private const UInt32 WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING = 0x0046;
private const UInt32 WM_WININICHANGE = 0x001A;
private const UInt32 WM_XBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x020D;
private const UInt32 WM_XBUTTONDOWN = 0x020B;
private const UInt32 WM_XBUTTONUP = 0x020C;

VB Constants:
Public Enum WndMsg
WM_ACTIVATE = &H6
WM_ACTIVATEAPP = &H1C
WM_AFXFIRST = &H360
WM_AFXLAST = &H37F
WM_APP = &H8000
WM_ASKCBFORMATNAME = &H30C
WM_CANCELJOURNAL = &H4B
WM_CANCELMODE = &H1F
WM_CAPTURECHANGED = &H215
WM_CHANGECBCHAIN = &H30D
WM_CHANGEUISTATE = &H127
WM_CHAR = &H102
WM_CHARTOITEM = &H2F
WM_CHILDACTIVATE = &H22
WM_CLEAR = &H303
WM_CLOSE = &H10
WM_COMMAND = &H111
WM_COMPACTING = &H41
WM_COMPAREITEM = &H39
WM_CONTEXTMENU = &H7B
WM_COPY = &H301
WM_COPYDATA = &H4A
WM_CREATE = &H1
WM_CTLCOLORBTN = &H135
WM_CTLCOLORDLG = &H136
WM_CTLCOLOREDIT = &H133
WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX = &H134
WM_CTLCOLORMSGBOX = &H132
WM_CTLCOLORSCROLLBAR = &H137
WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC = &H138
WM_CUT = &H300
WM_DEADCHAR = &H103
WM_DELETEITEM = &H2D
WM_DESTROY = &H2
WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD = &H307
WM_DEVICECHANGE = &H219
WM_DEVMODECHANGE = &H1B
WM_DISPLAYCHANGE = &H7E
WM_DRAWCLIPBOARD = &H308
WM_DRAWITEM = &H2B
WM_DROPFILES = &H233
WM_ENABLE = &HA
WM_ENDSESSION = &H16
WM_ENTERIDLE = &H121
WM_ENTERMENULOOP = &H211
WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE = &H231
WM_ERASEBKGND = &H14
WM_EXITMENULOOP = &H212
WM_EXITSIZEMOVE = &H232
WM_FONTCHANGE = &H1D
WM_GETDLGCODE = &H87
WM_GETFONT = &H31
WM_GETHOTKEY = &H33
WM_GETICON = &H7F
WM_GETMINMAXINFO = &H24
WM_GETOBJECT = &H3D
WM_GETTEXT = &HD
WM_GETTEXTLENGTH = &HE
WM_HANDHELDFIRST = &H358
WM_HANDHELDLAST = &H35F
WM_HELP = &H53
WM_HOTKEY = &H312
WM_HSCROLL = &H114
WM_HSCROLLCLIPBOARD = &H30E
WM_ICONERASEBKGND = &H27
WM_IME_CHAR = &H286
WM_IME_COMPOSITION = &H10F
WM_IME_COMPOSITIONFULL = &H284
WM_IME_CONTROL = &H283
WM_IME_ENDCOMPOSITION = &H10E
WM_IME_KEYDOWN = &H290
WM_IME_KEYLAST = &H10F
WM_IME_KEYUP = &H291
WM_IME_NOTIFY = &H282
WM_IME_REQUEST = &H288
WM_IME_SELECT = &H285
WM_IME_SETCONTEXT = &H281
WM_IME_STARTCOMPOSITION = &H10D
WM_INITDIALOG = &H110
WM_INITMENU = &H116
WM_INITMENUPOPUP = &H117
WM_INPUTLANGCHANGE = &H51
WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST = &H50
WM_KEYDOWN = &H100
WM_KEYFIRST = &H100
WM_KEYLAST = &H108
WM_KEYUP = &H101
WM_KILLFOCUS = &H8
WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK = &H203
WM_LBUTTONDOWN = &H201
WM_LBUTTONUP = &H202
WM_MBUTTONDBLCLK = &H209
WM_MBUTTONDOWN = &H207
WM_MBUTTONUP = &H208
WM_MDIACTIVATE = &H222
WM_MDICASCADE = &H227
WM_MDICREATE = &H220
WM_MDIDESTROY = &H221
WM_MDIGETACTIVE = &H229
WM_MDIICONARRANGE = &H228
WM_MDIMAXIMIZE = &H225
WM_MDINEXT = &H224
WM_MDIREFRESHMENU = &H234
WM_MDIRESTORE = &H223
WM_MDISETMENU = &H230
WM_MDITILE = &H226
WM_MEASUREITEM = &H2C
WM_MENUCHAR = &H120
WM_MENUCOMMAND = &H126
WM_MENUDRAG = &H123
WM_MENUGETOBJECT = &H124
WM_MENURBUTTONUP = &H122
WM_MENUSELECT = &H11F
WM_MOUSEACTIVATE = &H21
WM_MOUSEFIRST = &H200
WM_MOUSEHOVER = &H2A1
WM_MOUSELAST = &H20D
WM_MOUSELEAVE = &H2A3
WM_MOUSEMOVE = &H200
WM_MOUSEWHEEL = &H20A
WM_MOUSEHWHEEL = &H20E
WM_MOVE = &H3
WM_MOVING = &H216
WM_NCACTIVATE = &H86
WM_NCCALCSIZE = &H83
WM_NCCREATE = &H81
WM_NCDESTROY = &H82
WM_NCHITTEST = &H84
WM_NCLBUTTONDBLCLK = &HA3
WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN = &HA1
WM_NCLBUTTONUP = &HA2
WM_NCMBUTTONDBLCLK = &HA9
WM_NCMBUTTONDOWN = &HA7
WM_NCMBUTTONUP = &HA8
WM_NCMOUSEMOVE = &HA0
WM_NCPAINT = &H85
WM_NCRBUTTONDBLCLK = &HA6
WM_NCRBUTTONDOWN = &HA4
WM_NCRBUTTONUP = &HA5
WM_NEXTDLGCTL = &H28
WM_NEXTMENU = &H213
WM_NOTIFY = &H4E
WM_NOTIFYFORMAT = &H55
WM_NULL = &H0
WM_PAINT = &HF
WM_PAINTCLIPBOARD = &H309
WM_PAINTICON = &H26
WM_PALETTECHANGED = &H311
WM_PALETTEISCHANGING = &H310
WM_PARENTNOTIFY = &H210
WM_PASTE = &H302
WM_PENWINFIRST = &H380
WM_PENWINLAST = &H38F
WM_POWER = &H48
WM_POWERBROADCAST = &H218
WM_PRINT = &H317
WM_PRINTCLIENT = &H318
WM_QUERYDRAGICON = &H37
WM_QUERYENDSESSION = &H11
WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE = &H30F
WM_QUERYOPEN = &H13
WM_QUEUESYNC = &H23
WM_QUIT = &H12
WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK = &H206
WM_RBUTTONDOWN = &H204
WM_RBUTTONUP = &H205
WM_RENDERALLFORMATS = &H306
WM_RENDERFORMAT = &H305
WM_SETCURSOR = &H20
WM_SETFOCUS = &H7
WM_SETFONT = &H30
WM_SETHOTKEY = &H32
WM_SETICON = &H80
WM_SETREDRAW = &HB
WM_SETTEXT = &HC
WM_SETTINGCHANGE = &H1A
WM_SHOWWINDOW = &H18
WM_SIZE = &H5
WM_SIZECLIPBOARD = &H30B
WM_SIZING = &H214
WM_SPOOLERSTATUS = &H2A
WM_STYLECHANGED = &H7D
WM_STYLECHANGING = &H7C
WM_SYNCPAINT = &H88
WM_SYSCHAR = &H106
WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE = &H15
WM_SYSCOMMAND = &H112
WM_SYSDEADCHAR = &H107
WM_SYSKEYDOWN = &H104
WM_SYSKEYUP = &H105
WM_TCARD = &H52
WM_TIMECHANGE = &H1E
WM_TIMER = &H113
WM_UNDO = &H304
WM_UNINITMENUPOPUP = &H125
WM_USER = &H400
 WM_USERCHANGED = &H54
WM_VKEYTOITEM = &H2E
WM_VSCROLL = &H115
WM_VSCROLLCLIPBOARD = &H30A
WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED = &H47
WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING = &H46
WM_WININICHANGE = &H1A
WM_XBUTTONDBLCLK = &H20D
WM_XBUTTONDOWN = &H20B
WM_XBUTTONUP = &H20C
End Enum

Masm constants in numeric order:

WM_NULL equ 000h
WM_CREATE equ 001h
WM_DESTROY equ 002h
WM_MOVE equ 003h
WM_SIZE equ 005h
WM_ACTIVATE equ 006h
WM_SETFOCUS equ 007h
WM_KILLFOCUS equ 008h
WM_ENABLE equ 00Ah
WM_SETREDRAW equ 00Bh
WM_SETTEXT equ 00Ch
WM_GETTEXT equ 00Dh
WM_GETTEXTLENGTH equ 00Eh
WM_PAINT equ 00Fh
WM_CLOSE equ 010h
WM_QUERYENDSESSION equ 011h
WM_QUIT equ 012h
WM_QUERYOPEN equ 013h
WM_ERASEBKGND equ 014h
WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE equ 015h
WM_ENDSESSION equ 016h
WM_SHOWWINDOW equ 018h
WM_SETTINGCHANGE equ 01Ah
WM_WININICHANGE equ 01Ah
WM_DEVMODECHANGE equ 01Bh
WM_ACTIVATEAPP equ 01Ch
WM_FONTCHANGE equ 01Dh
WM_TIMECHANGE equ 01Eh
WM_CANCELMODE equ 01Fh
WM_SETCURSOR equ 020h
WM_MOUSEACTIVATE equ 021h
WM_CHILDACTIVATE equ 022h
WM_QUEUESYNC equ 023h
WM_GETMINMAXINFO equ 024h
WM_PAINTICON equ 026h
WM_ICONERASEBKGND equ 027h
WM_NEXTDLGCTL equ 028h
WM_SPOOLERSTATUS equ 02Ah
WM_DRAWITEM equ 02Bh
WM_MEASUREITEM equ 02Ch
WM_DELETEITEM equ 02Dh
WM_VKEYTOITEM equ 02Eh
WM_CHARTOITEM equ 02Fh
WM_SETFONT equ 030h
WM_GETFONT equ 031h
WM_SETHOTKEY equ 032h
WM_GETHOTKEY equ 033h
WM_QUERYDRAGICON equ 037h
WM_COMPAREITEM equ 039h
WM_GETOBJECT equ 03Dh
WM_COMPACTING equ 041h
WM_OTHERWINDOWCREATED equ 042h
WM_OTHERWINDOWDESTROYED equ 043h
WM_COMMNOTIFY equ 044h
WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING equ 046h
WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED equ 047h
WM_POWER equ 048h
WM_COPYDATA equ 04Ah
WM_CANCELJOURNAL equ 04Bh
WM_NOTIFY equ 04Eh
WM_INPUTLANGCHANGEREQUEST equ 050h
WM_INPUTLANGCHANGE equ 051h
WM_TCARD equ 052h
WM_HELP equ 053h
WM_USERCHANGED equ 054h
WM_NOTIFYFORMAT equ 055h
WM_CONTEXTMENU equ 07Bh
WM_STYLECHANGING equ 07Ch
WM_STYLECHANGED equ 07Dh
WM_DISPLAYCHANGE equ 07Eh
WM_GETICON equ 07Fh
WM_SETICON equ 080h
WM_NCCREATE equ 081h
WM_NCDESTROY equ 082h
WM_NCCALCSIZE equ 083h
WM_NCHITTEST equ 084h
WM_NCPAINT equ 085h
WM_NCACTIVATE equ 086h
WM_GETDLGCODE equ 087h
WM_SYNCPAINT equ 088h
WM_NCMOUSEMOVE equ 0A0h
WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN equ 0A1h
WM_NCLBUTTONUP equ 0A2h
WM_NCLBUTTONDBLCLK equ 0A3h
WM_NCRBUTTONDOWN equ 0A4h
WM_NCRBUTTONUP equ 0A5h
WM_NCRBUTTONDBLCLK equ 0A6h
WM_NCMBUTTONDOWN equ 0A7h
WM_NCMBUTTONUP equ 0A8h
WM_NCMBUTTONDBLCLK equ 0A9h
WM_NCXBUTTONDOWN equ 0ABh
WM_NCXBUTTONUP equ 0ACh
WM_NCXBUTTONDBLCLK equ 0ADh
WM_KEYFIRST equ 100h
WM_KEYDOWN equ 100h
WM_KEYUP equ 101h
WM_CHAR equ 102h
WM_DEADCHAR equ 103h
WM_SYSKEYDOWN equ 104h
WM_SYSKEYUP equ 105h
WM_SYSCHAR equ 106h
WM_SYSDEADCHAR equ 107h
WM_KEYLAST equ 108h
WM_UNICHAR equ 109h
WM_IME_STARTCOMPOSITION equ 10Dh
WM_IME_ENDCOMPOSITION equ 10Eh
WM_IME_COMPOSITION equ 10Fh
WM_IME_KEYLAST equ 10Fh
WM_INITDIALOG equ 110h
WM_COMMAND equ 111h
WM_SYSCOMMAND equ 112h
WM_TIMER equ 113h
WM_HSCROLL equ 114h
WM_VSCROLL equ 115h
WM_INITMENU equ 116h
WM_INITMENUPOPUP equ 117h
WM_MENUSELECT equ 11Fh
WM_MENUCHAR equ 120h
WM_ENTERIDLE equ 121h
WM_MENURBUTTONUP equ 122h
WM_MENUDRAG equ 123h
WM_MENUGETOBJECT equ 124h
WM_UNINITMENUPOPUP equ 125h
WM_MENUCOMMAND equ 126h
WM_CHANGEUISTATE equ 127h
WM_UPDATEUISTATE equ 128h
WM_QUERYUISTATE equ 129h
WM_CTLCOLORMSGBOX equ 132h
WM_CTLCOLOREDIT equ 133h
WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX equ 134h
WM_CTLCOLORBTN equ 135h
WM_CTLCOLORDLG equ 136h
WM_CTLCOLORSCROLLBAR equ 137h
WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC equ 138h
WM_MOUSEFIRST equ 200h
WM_MOUSEMOVE equ 200h
WM_LBUTTONDOWN equ 201h
WM_LBUTTONUP equ 202h
WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK equ 203h
WM_RBUTTONDOWN equ 204h
WM_RBUTTONUP equ 205h
WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK equ 206h
WM_MBUTTONDOWN equ 207h
WM_MBUTTONUP equ 208h
WM_MOUSELAST equ 209h
WM_MBUTTONDBLCLK equ 209h
WM_MOUSEWHEEL equ 20Ah
WM_MOUSEHWHEEL equ 20Eh
WM_XBUTTONDOWN equ 20Bh
WM_XBUTTONUP equ 20Ch
WM_XBUTTONDBLCLK equ 20Dh
WM_PARENTNOTIFY equ 210h
WM_ENTERMENULOOP equ 211h
WM_EXITMENULOOP equ 212h
WM_NEXTMENU equ 213h
WM_SIZING equ 214h
WM_CAPTURECHANGED equ 215h
WM_MOVING equ 216h
WM_POWERBROADCAST equ 218h
WM_DEVICECHANGE equ 219h
WM_MDICREATE equ 220h
WM_MDIDESTROY equ 221h
WM_MDIACTIVATE equ 222h
WM_MDIRESTORE equ 223h
WM_MDINEXT equ 224h
WM_MDIMAXIMIZE equ 225h
WM_MDITILE equ 226h
WM_MDICASCADE equ 227h
WM_MDIICONARRANGE equ 228h
WM_MDIGETACTIVE equ 229h
WM_MDISETMENU equ 230h
WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE equ 231h
WM_EXITSIZEMOVE equ 232h
WM_DROPFILES equ 233h
WM_MDIREFRESHMENU equ 234h
WM_NCMOUSEHOVER equ 2A0h
WM_MOUSEHOVER equ 2A1h
WM_IME_SETCONTEXT equ 281h
WM_IME_NOTIFY equ 282h
WM_IME_CONTROL equ 283h
WM_IME_COMPOSITIONFULL equ 284h
WM_IME_SELECT equ 285h
WM_IME_CHAR equ 286h
WM_IME_REQUEST equ 288h
WM_IME_KEYDOWN equ 290h
WM_IME_KEYUP equ 291h
WM_MOUSEHOVER equ 2A1h
WM_NCMOUSELEAVE equ 2A2h
WM_MOUSELEAVE equ 2A3h
WM_WTSSESSION_CHANGE equ 2B1h
WM_TABLET_FIRST equ 2c0h
WM_TABLET_LAST equ 2dfh
WM_CUT equ 300h
WM_COPY equ 301h
WM_PASTE equ 302h
WM_CLEAR equ 303h
WM_UNDO equ 304h
WM_RENDERFORMAT equ 305h
WM_RENDERALLFORMATS equ 306h
WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD equ 307h
WM_DRAWCLIPBOARD equ 308h
WM_PAINTCLIPBOARD equ 309h
WM_VSCROLLCLIPBOARD equ 30Ah
WM_SIZECLIPBOARD equ 30Bh
WM_ASKCBFORMATNAME equ 30Ch
WM_CHANGECBCHAIN equ 30Dh
WM_HSCROLLCLIPBOARD equ 30Eh
WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE equ 30Fh
WM_PALETTEISCHANGING equ 310h
WM_PALETTECHANGED equ 311h
WM_HOTKEY equ 312h
WM_PRINT equ 317h
WM_PRINTCLIENT equ 318h
WM_APPCOMMAND equ 319h
WM_THEMECHANGED equ 31Ah
WM_HANDHELDFIRST equ 358h
WM_HANDHELDLAST equ 35Fh
WM_AFXFIRST equ 360h
WM_AFXLAST equ 37Fh
WM_PENWINFIRST equ 380h
WM_PENWINLAST equ 38Fh
WM_USER equ 400h

Horizontal Scrolling Support for C++

#ifndef WM_MOUSEHWHEEL
#define WM_MOUSEHWHEEL 0x20E
#endif