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InputLanguageChangedEventArgs Class

Provides data for the InputLanguageChanged event.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

'Declaration
Public Class InputLanguageChangedEventArgs _
	Inherits EventArgs
'Usage
Dim instance As InputLanguageChangedEventArgs

You can use the data from the InputLanguageChangedEventArgs to make decisions about whether to change Input Method Editors (IMEs) or swap right-to-left values. You can also change the CurrentCulture of a thread and the CurrentUICulture properties so that different resources get picked up.

An InputLanguageChangedEventArgs identifies the locale and the character set of the new input language.

The InputLanguageChanging event precedes the InputLanguageChanged event.

The following example creates a new Form and attaches an event handler to the InputLanguageChanged event. This event changes the IMEmode when the input language changes to Japanese.

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Data

Public Class Form1
   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

   Dim WithEvents rtb As New RichTextBox()

   Public Sub New()
      MyBase.New()
      Me.Controls.Add(rtb)
      rtb.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
   End Sub 

   Private Sub languageChange( _
      ByVal sender As Object, _
      ByVal e As InputLanguageChangedEventArgs _
   ) Handles MyBase.InputLanguageChanged

      ' If the input language is Japanese. 
      ' set the initial IMEMode to Katakana. 
      If e.InputLanguage.Culture.TwoLetterISOLanguageName.Equals("ja") = True Then
         rtb.ImeMode = System.Windows.Forms.ImeMode.Katakana
      End If 
   End Sub 

   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Application.Run(new Form1())
   End Sub 

End Class

System.Object
  System.EventArgs
    System.Windows.Forms.InputLanguageChangedEventArgs

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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