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ConsoleKeyInfo::Modifiers Property
Visual Studio 2010
Gets a bitwise combination of System::ConsoleModifiers values that specifies one or more modifier keys pressed simultaneously with the console key.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System::ConsoleModifiersA bitwise combination of the enumeration values. There is no default value.
The following example demonstrates using a Modifiers property in a read operation.
using namespace System; void main() { ConsoleKeyInfo cki; // Prevent example from ending if CTL+C is pressed. Console::TreatControlCAsInput = true; Console::WriteLine("Press any combination of CTL, ALT, and SHIFT, and a console key."); Console::WriteLine("Press the Escape (Esc) key to quit: \n"); do { cki = Console::ReadKey(); Console::Write(" --- You pressed "); if((cki.Modifiers & ConsoleModifiers::Alt) != ConsoleModifiers()) Console::Write("ALT+"); if((cki.Modifiers & ConsoleModifiers::Shift) != ConsoleModifiers()) Console::Write("SHIFT+"); if((cki.Modifiers & ConsoleModifiers::Control) != ConsoleModifiers()) Console::Write("CTL+"); Console::WriteLine(cki.Key.ToString()); } while (cki.Key != ConsoleKey::Escape); } // This example displays output similar to the following: // Press any combination of CTL, ALT, and SHIFT, and a console key. // Press the Escape (Esc) key to quit: // // a --- You pressed A // k --- You pressed ALT+K // ► --- You pressed CTL+P // --- You pressed RightArrow // R --- You pressed SHIFT+R // --- You pressed CTL+I // j --- You pressed ALT+J // O --- You pressed SHIFT+O // § --- You pressed CTL+U }
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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