ConsoleSpecialKey Enumeration
Specifies combinations of modifier and console keys that can interrupt the current process.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| ControlC | The ConsoleModifiers.Control modifier key plus the ConsoleKey.C console key. | |
| ControlBreak | The ConsoleModifiers.Control modifier key plus the BREAK console key. |
The ConsoleCancelEventArgs.SpecialKey property returns the ConsoleSpecialKey enumeration type.
Simultaneously pressing certain key combinations signals the operating system to interrupt the currently running process. The two valid key combinations are ConsoleModifiers.Control plus BREAK (CTRL+BREAK) and ConsoleModifiers.Control plus ConsoleKey.C (CTRL+C).
The following code example displays the ConsoleSpecialKey value that invokes the associated event handler.
Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim cki As ConsoleKeyInfo Console.Clear() ' Establish an event handler to process key press events. AddHandler Console.CancelKeyPress, AddressOf myHandler While True Console.Write("Press any key, or 'X' to quit, or ") Console.WriteLine("CTRL+C to interrupt the read operation:") ' Start a console read operation. Do not display the input. cki = Console.ReadKey(True) ' Announce the name of the key that was pressed . Console.WriteLine(" Key pressed: {0}" & vbCrLf, cki.Key) ' Exit if the user pressed the 'X' key. If cki.Key = ConsoleKey.X Then Exit While End While End Sub ' When you press CTRL+C, the read operation is interrupted and the ' console cancel event handler, myHandler, is invoked. Upon entry ' to the event handler, the Cancel property is false, which means ' the current process will terminate when the event handler terminates. ' However, the event handler sets the Cancel property to true, which ' means the process will not terminate and the read operation will resume. Protected Shared Sub myHandler(ByVal sender As Object, _ ByVal args As ConsoleCancelEventArgs) ' Announce that the event handler has been invoked. Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "The read operation has been interrupted.") ' Announce which key combination was pressed. Console.WriteLine(" Key pressed: {0}", args.SpecialKey) ' Announce the initial value of the Cancel property. Console.WriteLine(" Cancel property: {0}", args.Cancel) ' Set the Cancel property to true to prevent the process from terminating. Console.WriteLine("Setting the Cancel property to true...") args.Cancel = True ' Announce the new value of the Cancel property. Console.WriteLine(" Cancel property: {0}", args.Cancel) Console.WriteLine("The read operation will resume..." & vbCrLf) End Sub End Class ' The example diplays output similar to the following: ' Press any key, or 'X' to quit, or CTRL+C to interrupt the read operation: ' Key pressed: J ' ' Press any key, or 'X' to quit, or CTRL+C to interrupt the read operation: ' Key pressed: Enter ' ' Press any key, or 'X' to quit, or CTRL+C to interrupt the read operation: ' ' The read operation has been interrupted. ' Key pressed: ControlC ' Cancel property: False ' Setting the Cancel property to true... ' Cancel property: True ' The read operation will resume... ' ' Key pressed: Q ' ' Press any key, or 'X' to quit, or CTRL+C to interrupt the read operation: ' Key pressed: X
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