C# Signature:
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool TranslateMessage([In] ref MSG lpMsg);
VB.NET Signature:
<DllImport("user32.dll")> _
Public Shared Function TranslateMessage( _
ByRef lpMsg As MSG) As <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)> Boolean
End Function
VB Signature
Public Declare Function TranslateMessage Lib "user32" _
(byref lpMsg As MSG) As Long
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
None.
Tips & Tricks:
Please add some!
Sample Code:
public struct MSG
{
public IntPtr hwnd;
public uint message;
public IntPtr wParam;
public IntPtr lParam;
public uint time;
public POINT pt;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct POINT
{
public int X;
public int Y;
public POINT(int x, int y)
{
this.X = x;
this.Y = y;
}
public static implicit operator System.Drawing.Point(POINT p)
{
return new System.Drawing.Point(p.X, p.Y);
}
public static implicit operator POINT(System.Drawing.Point p)
{
return new POINT(p.X, p.Y);
}
}
void ProcessThisThreadMessagesUntilFOO()
{
MSG myMsg = new MSG();
while (WindowsAPIs.GetMessage(out msg, IntPtr.Zero, 0, 0) && ! FOO_EXPRESSION )
{
if(msg.message != FILTERED_MESSAGE)
{
WindowsAPIs.TranslateMessage(ref msg);
WindowsAPIs.DispatchMessage(ref msg);
}
}
}
Alternative Managed API:
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