---
name: "WaitMessage"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "wine-doc"
version: "0.0.981018-1.1"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/WaitMessage"
---

# WaitMessage(3w)

WaitMessage (USER.112) (USER32.578) Suspend thread pending messages

## NAME

WaitMessage - WaitMessage    (USER.112) (USER32.578)  Suspend thread pending messages

## SYNOPSIS

**void WaitMessage(void);**

## DESCRIPTION

WaitMessage() suspends a thread until events appear in the thread's queue.

## BUGS

Is supposed to return BOOL under Win32.

## CONFORMANCE

ECMA-234, Win32.

## SEE ALSO

[SetDoubleClickTime(3w)](/man/SetDoubleClickTime/3w.md), [GetDoubleClickTime(3w)](/man/GetDoubleClickTime/3w.md), [PeekMessageA(3w)](/man/PeekMessageA/3w.md), [PeekMessageW(3w)](/man/PeekMessageW/3w.md), [GetMessageA(3w)](/man/GetMessageA/3w.md), [GetMessageW(3w)](/man/GetMessageW/3w.md), [PostMessageA(3w)](/man/PostMessageA/3w.md), [PostMessageW(3w)](/man/PostMessageW/3w.md), [PostThreadMessageA(3w)](/man/PostThreadMessageA/3w.md), [SendMessageA(3w)](/man/SendMessageA/3w.md), [SendMessageW(3w)](/man/SendMessageW/3w.md), [SendMessageTimeoutA(3w)](/man/SendMessageTimeoutA/3w.md), [SendMessageTimeoutW(3w)](/man/SendMessageTimeoutW/3w.md), [MsgWaitForMultipleObjects(3w)](/man/MsgWaitForMultipleObjects/3w.md), [TranslateMessage(3w)](/man/TranslateMessage/3w.md), [DispatchMessageA(3w)](/man/DispatchMessageA/3w.md), [DispatchMessageW(3w)](/man/DispatchMessageW/3w.md), [RegisterWindowMessageA(3w)](/man/RegisterWindowMessageA/3w.md), [RegisterWindowMessageW(3w)](/man/RegisterWindowMessageW/3w.md), [GetTickCount(3w)](/man/GetTickCount/3w.md), [InSendMessage(3w)](/man/InSendMessage/3w.md), [BroadcastSystemMessage(3w)](/man/BroadcastSystemMessage/3w.md), [SendNotifyMessageA(3w)](/man/SendNotifyMessageA/3w.md), [SendMessageCallbackA(3w)](/man/SendMessageCallbackA/3w.md)