MenuContextfunction
Creates a floating context menu.
Syntax
FUNCTION MenuContext (BYVAL hWin AS HWND, BYVAL hPopupMenu AS HMENU, BYVAL x AS LONG, BYVAL y AS LONG, BYVAL flags AS UINT) AS LONGParameters
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
hMenu | A handle to the window or dialog that owns the shortcut menu. | |
hPopupMenu | A handle to the shortcut menu to be displayed. The handle can be obtained by calling MenuAddPopup to create a new shortcut menu, or by calling MenuGetSubMenu to retrieve a handle to a submenu associated with an existing menu item. | |
x | The horizontal location of the shortcut menu, in screen coordinates. | |
y | The vertical location of the shortcut menu, in screen coordinates. | |
flags | May be combined, as appropriate, to specify the characteristics of the context menu. TPM_LEFTBUTTON: Tracks the left button. TPM_RIGHTBUTTON: Tracks the right button. TPM_LEFTALIGN: Left side of the menu is aligned with x. TPM_CENTERALIGN: Centers horizontally with x. TPM_RIGHTALIGN: Right side of the menu is aligned with x. TPM_TOPALIGN: Top of the menu is aligned with y. TPM_VCENTERALIGN: Centers vertically with y. TPM_BOTTOMALIGN: Bottom of the menu is aligned with y. |
Return value
If you specify TPM_RETURNCMD in the flags parameter, the return value is the menu-item identifier of the item that the user selected. If the user cancels the menu without making a selection, or if an error occurs, the return value is zero.
Description
Creates a floating context menu.
Reference
- Defined in AfxNova/AfxMenu.inc:1735
- Documented in Windows/Windows GUI/Menu Procedures.md
- Topic: About Menus