HELPINFO info

The HELPINFO structure contains information about an item for which context-sensitive help has been requested.

typedef  struct  tagHELPINFO {  // hi 

    UINT     cbSize; 

    int      iContextType 

    int      iCtrlId; 

    HANDLE   hItemHandle; 

    DWORD    dwContextId; 

    POINT    MousePos; 

} HELPINFO, FAR *LPHELPINFO; 

 

Members

cbSize

Specifies the structure size, in bytes.

iContextType

Specifies the type of context for which help is requested. This member can be one of the following values:

Value	Meaning
HELPINFO_MENUITEM	Help requested for a menu item
HELPINFO_WINDOW	Help requested for a control or window

iCtrlId

Specifies the identifier of the window or control if iContextType is HELPINFO_WINDOW. Specifies the identifier of the menu item if iContextType is HELPINFO_MENUITEM.

hItemHandle

Identifies the child window or control if iContextType is HELPINFO_WINDOW. Identifies the associated menu if iContextType is HELPINFO_MENUITEM.

dwContextId

Specifies the help context identifier of the window or control.

MousePos

Specifies a POINT structure that contains the screen coordinates of the mouse cursor. This is useful for providing help based on the position of the mouse cursor.

See Also

POINT 

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