Control.ProcessKeyPreview Method
Previews a keyboard message.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)] [SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)] protected virtual bool ProcessKeyPreview( ref Message m )
Parameters
- m
- Type: System.Windows.Forms.Message
A Message, passed by reference, that represents the window message to process.
This method is called by a child control when the child control receives a keyboard message. The child control calls this method before generating any keyboard events for the message. If this method returns true, the child control considers the message processed and does not generate any keyboard events. The m parameter contains the window message to preview. Possible values for the Message.Msg property are WM_CHAR, WM_KEYDOWN, WM_SYSKEYDOWN, WM_KEYUP, and WM_SYSKEYUP. The ProcessKeyPreview method simply sends the character to the parent's ProcessKeyPreview method, or returns false if the control has no parent. The Form class overrides this method to perform actual processing of dialog keys.
Notes to InheritorsWhen overriding the ProcessKeyPreview method in a derived class, a control should return true to indicate that it has processed the key. For keys that are not processed by the control, the result of calling the base class's ProcessKeyPreview method should be returned.
- UIPermission
for all windows for inheriting classes to call this method. Associated enumeration: AllWindows value of UIPermissionWindow.
- SecurityPermission
for the immediate caller to call unmanaged code. Associated enumeration: UnmanagedCode
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
