PostMessage (user32)
Last changed: -78.110.196.168

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Summary

C# Signature:

[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool PostMessage(HandleRef hWnd, uint Msg, IntPtr wParam,
   IntPtr lParam);

vb Signature:

<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
Private Shared Function PostMessage( _
     ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, _
     ByVal Msg As UInteger, _
     ByVal wParam As IntPtr, _
     ByVal lParam As IntPtr) As Boolean
End Function

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

MSDN says: If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

A wrapper for PostMessage looking for errors:

    void PostMessageSafe( HandleRef hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam )
    {
        bool returnValue = PostMessage( hWnd, msg, wParam, lParam );
        if( !returnValue )
        {
        // An error occured
        throw new Win32Exception( Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() );
        }
    }        

Alternative Managed API:

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Documentation
PostMessage on MSDN