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ConsoleKeyInfo::KeyChar Property

.NET Framework (current version)

Other Versions

Gets the Unicode character represented by the current ConsoleKeyInfo object.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

C++

public:
property wchar_t KeyChar {
	wchar_t get();
}

Property Value

Type: System::Char

An object that corresponds to the console key represented by the current ConsoleKeyInfo object.

Remarks

If the key pressed does not map to a Unicode character (for example, if the user presses the F1 key or the Home key), the value of the KeyChar property is \U0000.

Examples

The following example uses the KeyChar property to add the characters input by the user into a string. The example ignores special keys other than ENTER, ESC, and BACKSPACE.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0