message-handlers.md

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Message Handlers

In MFC, a dedicated handler function processes each separate message. Message-handler functions are member functions of a class. This documentation uses the terms message-handler member function, message-handler function, message handler, and handler interchangeably. Some kinds of message handlers are also called "command handlers."

Writing message handlers accounts for a large proportion of your work in writing a framework application. This article family describes how the message-processing mechanism works.

What does the handler for a message do It does whatever you want done in response to that message. You can create the handlers by using the Class Wizard of the class, and then fill in the handler's code using the source code editor.

You can use all of the facilities of Microsoft Visual C++ and MFC to write your handlers. For a list of all classes, see Class Library Overview in the MFC Reference.

See also

Messages and Commands in the Framework