SftButton.KeyDown Event	Softel vdm, Inc.

A key is pressed.

Syntax       

		VB.NET	Private Sub object_KeyDownEvent(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgumentType) Handles object.KeyDownEvent
		VB	Private Sub object_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, ByVal Shift As Integer)
		C#.NET	void object_KeyDownEvent(object sender, EventArgumentType e);
		VC++	void OnKeyDownobject(short* KeyCode, short Shift);
		C	HRESULT OnKeyDownobject(short* KeyCode, short Shift);
		Delphi	procedure objectKeyDown(Sender: TObject; var KeyCode : Smallint; Shift : Smallint);

object

A SftButton object.

KeyCode

Describes the virtual key pressed. See your development environment documentation for available key code constants.

Shift

Describes the state of the SHIFT, CONTROL and ALT keys. A bit is set if the key is down. The Shift argument is a bit field with bits corresponding to the SHIFT, CONTROL and ALT keys. It indicates the state of these keys. Some, all, or none of the bits can be set, indicating which of the keys are pressed.

Name	Value	Description
constSftButtonShiftMask	1	Shift
constSftButtonCtrlMask	2	Control
constSftButtonAltMask	4	Alt

Comments

The KeyDown event occurs when a key is pressed.

If the control is part of a parent window (form, dialog, etc.) which has a default button (OK, Cancel) and the user presses the ENTER or ESCAPE keys, this event is not generated.

The KeyDown event is never generated for the TAB key.

To interpret keyboard characters (ANSI characters) use the KeyPress event.

The key typed by the user can be suppressed by setting KeyCode to 0.