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KeysConverter Class

Provides a TypeConverter to convert Keys objects to and from other representations.

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

'Declaration
Public Class KeysConverter _
	Inherits TypeConverter _
	Implements IComparer
'Usage
Dim instance As KeysConverter

Most commonly, the KeysConverter type converter is used to convert Keys instances to and from their corresponding localized String representations.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the KeysConverter class to convert a KeyCode to a String. This example assumes that you have a TextBox named TextBox1 on a Form named Form1.

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub KeyDownWork(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) _
        Handles TextBox1.KeyDown

        MessageBox.Show(e.KeyCode, "KeyDown")

        MessageBox.Show(e.KeyCode.ToString(), "KeyDown")

        Dim kc As KeysConverter = New KeysConverter()
        MessageBox.Show(kc.ConvertToString(e.KeyCode), "KeyDown")
    End Sub 


    Private Sub KeyPressWork(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) _
        Handles TextBox1.KeyPress

        MessageBox.Show(e.KeyChar, "KeyPress")
        MessageBox.Show(e.KeyChar.ToString(), "KeyPress")
    End Sub 
End Class

System.Object
  System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
    System.Windows.Forms.KeysConverter

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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