How can I detect window destruction from the main thread?

Programmer Question

Typically, the window procedure for a "main" window class would call PostQuitMessage in response to a WM_DESTROY message.

I would prefer to have the main thread decide when it wants to terminate based on the lifespan of the window(s) it creates. This way, whatever window class I choose to be the main window can have a generic window procedure that doesn't have PostQuitMessage in it.

while(GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0))
{
    TranslateMessage(&msg);
    DispatchMessage(&msg);

    if(msg.hwnd == hWnd && msg.message == WM_DESTROY)
    {
        PostQuitMessage(0);
    }
}

The above is my attempt, but the WM_DESTROY message is never posted to the message queue, it seems to be internal to the window procedure.

Is there some way to accomplish this?

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