Occurs when a key is first pressed.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public Event KeyDown As KeyEventHandler[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public event KeyEventHandler KeyDown[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
event KeyEventHandler^ KeyDown {
void add (KeyEventHandler^ value);
void remove (KeyEventHandler^ value);
}[<BrowsableAttribute(false)>]
member KeyDown : IEvent<KeyEventHandler,
KeyEventArgs>
For more information about handling events, see Consuming Events.
The following code example demonstrates the use of this member. In the example, an event handler reports on the occurrence of the KeyDown event. This report helps you to learn when the event occurs and can assist you in debugging. To report on multiple events or on events that occur frequently, consider replacing MessageBox
To run the example code, paste it into a project that contains an instance of type PropertyGrid named PropertyGrid1. Then ensure that the event handler is associated with the KeyDown event.
Private Sub PropertyGrid1_KeyDown(sender as Object, e as KeyEventArgs) _
Handles PropertyGrid1.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 PropertyGrid1_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
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.