Microsoft Windows 2000 API SuperBible

Message-Processing Function Descriptions

Table 5.1 summarizes the Windows message-processing functions. Detailed function descriptions follow the table.

Table 5.1. Message-Processing Function Summary

Function	Purpose
BroadcastSystemMessage	Sends a message to a list of recipients, such as applications, drivers, and so on
CallMsgFilter	Activates a message filter (hook) function
CallNextHookEx	Passes information to the next hook procedure in the current hook chain
CallWindowProc	Passes message parameters to a message-processing function
DefWindowProc	Default message-processing function
DispatchMessage	Sends a Windows message to the application's WndProc function
ExitWindows	Logs off the current user
ExitWindowsEx	Logs off the current user, shuts ...