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WM_GETICON (Windows CE 5.0)

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This message is sent to a window to retrieve the handle of the big or small icon associated with a window.

WM_GETICON fType = (BOOL)wParam;

Parameters

  • fType
    Specifies the type of icon being retrieved. The following table shows the possible values. This parameter can be one of these values.
    Value Description
    ICON_BIG Retrieves the large icon for the window.
    ICON_SMALL Retrieves the small icon for the window.

Return Values

The return value is a handle to the large or small icon, depending on the value of fType. When an application receives this message, it can return a handle to a large or small icon, or pass the message to DefWindowProc.

The default action is that DefWindowProc returns a handle to the large or small icon associated with the window, depending on the value of fType.

Remarks

Icons are stored per window class, not per window.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Winuser.h.

See Also

DefWindowProc | WM_SETICON

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