how-the-framework-calls-a-handler.md

description	Learn more about: How the Framework Calls a Handler
title	How the Framework Calls a Handler
ms.date	11/04/2016
helpviewer_keywords	MFC, command routing handler functions, MFC framework command handling [MFC], calling handlers and code in MFC command routing [MFC], MFC
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How the Framework Calls a Handler

The following topics first examine how the framework routes commands, then examine how other messages and control notifications are sent to windows:

• Message sending and receiving

• How noncommand messages reach their handlers

• Command routing

• Command Routing Illustration

• The OnCmdMsg Handler

• Overriding the Standard Command Routing

See also

Message Handling and Mapping