您如何将 PostMessage 与 windows-rs 板条箱一起使用？

Question

I'm new to rust and the windows API and I'm trying to use the PostMessage function using the windows-rs crate. However, I'm not sure what data type WPARAM expects. I've tried guessing since the windows-rs documentation doesn't seem to say. The official microsoft docs for C++ seem to expect the constants found below.. but I get an error when I try using them with the rust crate.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes

https://microsoft.github.io/windows-docs-rs/doc/windows/Win32/UI/WindowsAndMessaging/fn.PostMessageA.html

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-postmessagea

use windows::{
    Win32::System::Threading::*, Win32::UI::WindowsAndMessaging::*, Win32::UI::Input::KeyboardAndMouse::*
};

fn main() {
    unsafe {
        Sleep(1000);
        let wh = GetActiveWindow();
        PostMessageA(wh, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_ADD, None);
    }
}

I get an error telling me that WPARAM doesn't have an implementation for "VIRTUAL_KEY". I've also tried using the hexdecimal for VK_ADD in various ways.. but each one throws errors about WPARAM not implementing the type I try to use.

PostMessageA(wh, WM_KEYDOWN, 0x6B, None);
PostMessageA(wh, WM_KEYDOWN, "0x6B", None);
let hex: u32 = 0x6B;
PostMessageA(wh, WM_KEYDOWN, hex, None);

I'm also not sure how to send the hexadecimal properly formatted either, so I'm probably doing that incorrectly. Does anyone have any ideas, or could anyone with a better understanding of rust check out the source code of the crate?

https://github.com/microsoft/windows-rs

Answer 1

As @Jmb said in his comment, using WPARAM(VK_ADD.0 as _) should work, but you would also need to pass the LPARAM argument as required by the WM_KEYDOWN message , but if you simply want to send keyboard input then its better and easier to use SendInput