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My.Computer.Keyboard.ShiftKeyDown Property

Gets a Boolean indicating if a SHIFT key is down.

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

Property Value

A Boolean value. True if a SHIFT key is down; otherwise False.

Remarks

The My.Computer.Keyboard.ShiftKeyDown property provides functionality similar to the ModifierKeys property.

Example

This example uses the My.Computer.Keyboard.ShiftKeyDown property to determine if one of the computer's SHIFT keys is down.

If My.Computer.Keyboard.ShiftKeyDown Then
    MsgBox("SHIFT key down")
Else
    MsgBox("SHIFT key up")
End If

Requirements

Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class:Keyboard

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

Availability by Project Type

Project type

Available

Windows Application

Yes

Class Library

Yes

Console Application

Yes

Windows Control Library

Yes

Web Control Library

No

Windows Service

Yes

Web Site

No

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.Keyboard Object

ModifierKeys

Keyboard.ShiftKeyDown