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My.Computer.Keyboard.CapsLock Property

Visual Studio 2008

Gets a Boolean indicating if CAPS LOCK is turned on.

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' Usage
Dim value As Boolean = My.Computer.Keyboard.CapsLock
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property CapsLock As Boolean

A Boolean value: True if CAPS LOCK is turned on; otherwise False.

Only the state of CAPS LOCK is returned.

This example uses the My.Computer.Keyboard.CapsLock property to determine if the computer's CAPS LOCK is turned on.

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If My.Computer.Keyboard.CapsLock Then
    MsgBox("CAPS LOCK on")
Else
    MsgBox("CAPS LOCK off")
End If

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class: Keyboard

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

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Windows Application

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Class Library

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Console Application

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Windows Control Library

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Web Control Library

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Windows Service

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Web Site

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