wm-setfocus.md

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WM_SETFOCUS message (Winuser.h)	Sent to a window after it has gained the keyboard focus.	77180e4c-95a6-41a4-93d9-033381ae7543	WM_SETFOCUS message Keyboard and Mouse Input	apiref	WM_SETFOCUS	Winuser.h	HeaderDef	reference	05/31/2018

WM_SETFOCUS message

Sent to a window after it has gained the keyboard focus.

#define WM_SETFOCUS                     0x0007

Parameters

wParam

A handle to the window that has lost the keyboard focus. This parameter can be NULL.

lParam

This parameter is not used.

Return value

An application should return zero if it processes this message.

Remarks

To display a caret, an application should call the appropriate caret functions when it receives the WM_SETFOCUS message.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Winuser.h (include Windows.h)

See also

Reference

SetFocus

WM_KILLFOCUS

Conceptual

Keyboard Input