ImmNotifyIME

[Now Supported on Windows NT]

The ImmNotifyIME function notifies the IME about changes to the status of the input context.

BOOL ImmNotifyIME(

HIMC hIMC,  
DWORD dwAction,  
DWORD dwIndex,  
DWORD dwValue  
);  

Parameters

hIMC

Handle to the input context.

dwAction

Notification code. This parameter can be one of the following values:

Value Meaning
NI_CHANGECANDIDATELIST An application changed the current selected candidate; dwIndex is an index of a candidate list to be selected and dwValue is not used.
NI_CLOSECANDIDATE An application directs the IME to close a candidate list; dwIndex is the index of the list to close; dwValue is not used. The IME sends a IMN_CLOSECANDIDATE message to the application if it closes the list.
NI_COMPOSITIONSTR An application directs the IME to carry out an action on the composition string; dwValue is not used and dwIndex can be CPS_CANCEL, CPS_COMPLETE, CPS_CONVERT, or CPS_REVERT.
NI_OPENCANDIDATE An application directs the IME to open a candidate list; dwIndex is the index of the list to open; dwValue is not used. The IME sends a IMN_OPENCANDIDATE message to the application if it opens the list.
NI_SELECTCANDIDATESTR An application selected one of candidates; dwIndex is an index of a candidate list to be selected and dwValue is an index of a candidate string in the selected candidate list.
NI_SETCANDIDATE_PAGESIZE The dwIndex parameter specifies the candidate list to be changed and must have a value in the range 0 to 31.
NI_SETCANDIDATE_PAGESTART The dwIndex parameter specifies the candidate list to be changed and must have a value in the range 0 to 31.

dwIndex

Index of a candidate list or, if dwAction is NI_COMPOSITIONSTR, one of the following values:

Value Meaning
CPS_CANCEL Clear the composition string and set the status to no composition string.
CPS_COMPLETE Set the composition string as the result string.
CPS_CONVERT Convert the composition string.
CPS_REVERT Cancel the current composition string and revert to the unconverted string.

dwValue

Index of a candidate string or not used, depending on the value of the dwAction parameter.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is a nonzero value.

If the function fails, the return value is zero.