Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Public ReadOnly Property KeyData As Keyspublic Keys KeyData { get; }public:
property Keys KeyData {
Keys get ();
}member KeyData : Keys
Property Value
Type: System.Windows.FormsA Keys representing the key code for the key that was pressed, combined with modifier flags that indicate which combination of CTRL, SHIFT, and ALT keys was pressed at the same time.
You can use constants from Keys to extract information from the KeyData property. Use the bitwise AND operator to compare data returned by KeyData with constants in Keys to obtain information about which keys the user pressed. To determine whether a specific modifier key was pressed, use the Control, Shift, and Alt properties.
The following code example demonstrates the use of this member. In the example, an event handler reports on the occurrence of the Control
To run the example code, paste it into a project that contains an instance of a type that inherits from Control, such as a Button or ComboBox. Then name the instance Control1 and ensure that the event handler is associated with the Control
Private Sub Control1_KeyDown(sender as Object, e as KeyEventArgs) _
Handles Control1.KeyDown
Dim messageBoxVB as New System.Text.StringBuilder()
messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Alt", e.Alt)
messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Control", e.Control)
messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Handled", e.Handled)
messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "KeyCode", e.KeyCode)
messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "KeyValue", e.KeyValue)
messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "KeyData", e.KeyData)
messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Modifiers", e.Modifiers)
messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Shift", e.Shift)
messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
messageBoxVB.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "SuppressKeyPress", e.SuppressKeyPress)
messageBoxVB.AppendLine()
MessageBox.Show(messageBoxVB.ToString(),"KeyDown Event")
End Sub
private void Control1_KeyDown(Object sender, KeyEventArgs e) {
System.Text.StringBuilder messageBoxCS = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Alt", e.Alt );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Control", e.Control );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Handled", e.Handled );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "KeyCode", e.KeyCode );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "KeyValue", e.KeyValue );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "KeyData", e.KeyData );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Modifiers", e.Modifiers );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "Shift", e.Shift );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
messageBoxCS.AppendFormat("{0} = {1}", "SuppressKeyPress", e.SuppressKeyPress );
messageBoxCS.AppendLine();
MessageBox.Show(messageBoxCS.ToString(), "KeyDown Event" );
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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