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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.