Application.KeyPress Event

Occurs when a keyboard key is pressed.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Visio 2003

Syntax

Private Sub expression_KeyPress(ByVal KeyAscii As Long, ByVal CancelDefault As Boolean)

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Remarks

Possible values for KeyAscii are the ASCII codes. To see a list of these codes, search for "ASCII character codes" on MSDN.

If you set CancelDefault to True, Visio does not process the message received when the mouse button is clicked.

Unlike some other Visio events, KeyPress does not have the prefix "Query," but it is still a query event. That is, you can cancel processing the message sent by KeyPress, either by setting CancelDefault to True, or, if you are using theVisEventProc method to handle the event, by returning True. For more information, see the topics for the VisEventProc method and for any of the query events (for example, the QueryCancelSuspend event) in this Automation Reference.

Note
Pressing an accelererator key combination, for example, CTRL + C, does not fire the KeyPress event.

If you are using Microsoft Visual Basic or Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), the syntax in this topic describes a common, efficient way to handle events.

If you want to create your own Event objects, use the Add or AddAdvise method. To create an Event object that runs an add-on, use the Add method as it applies to the EventList collection. To create an Event object that receives notification, use the AddAdvise method. To find an event code for the event you want to create, see Event codes.

Example

This class module shows how to define a sink class called KeyboardListener that listens for events fired by keyboard actions in the active window. It declares the object variable vsoWindow by using the WithEvents keyword. The class module also contains event handlers for the KeyDown, KeyPress, and KeyUp events.

To run this example, insert a new class module in your VBA project, name it KeyboardListener, and insert the following code in the module.

  Dim WithEvents vsoWindow As Visio.Window
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
Set vsoWindow = ActiveWindow

End Sub
Private Sub Class_Terminate()
Set vsoWindow = Nothing

End Sub
Private Sub vsoWindow_KeyDown(ByVal KeyCode As Long, ByVal KeyButtonState As Long, CancelDefault As Boolean)
Debug.Print "KeyCode is "; KeyCode
Debug.Print "KeyButtonState is" ; KeyButtonState
End Sub
Private Sub vsoWindow_KeyPress(ByVal KeyAscii As Long, CancelDefault As Boolean)
Debug.Print "KeyAscii value is "; KeyAscii
End Sub
Private Sub vsoWindow_KeyUp(ByVal KeyCode As Long, ByVal KeyButtonState As Long, CancelDefault As Boolean)
Debug.Print "KeyCode is "; KeyCode
Debug.Print "KeyButtonState is" ; KeyButtonState
End Sub

Then, insert the following code in the ThisDocument project.

  Dim myKeyboardListener As KeyboardListener
Private Sub Document_DocumentSaved(ByVal doc As IVDocument)
Set myKeyboardListener = New KeyboardListener

End Sub
Private Sub Document_BeforeDocumentClose(ByVal doc As IVDocument)
Set myKeyboardListener = Nothing

End Sub

Save the document to initialize the class, and then press any key to fire a KeyPress event. In the Immediate window, the handler prints the ASCII code of the key that was pressed to fire the event.

See Also

• Application Object
• Application Object Members