KeyPress Event

Raised when the user presses a key.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Visual Basic (Usage)
C#
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

Public Shadows Event KeyPress As EventHandler(Of KeyPressEventArgs)

Dim instance As Vt
Dim handler As EventHandler(Of KeyPressEventArgs)
 
AddHandler instance.KeyPress, handler

public new event EventHandler<KeyPressEventArgs> KeyPress

public: new __event EventHandler<KeyPressEventArgs*>* KeyPress

public:
new event EventHandler<KeyPressEventArgs^>^ KeyPress

Event Data

The event handler receives an argument of type KeyPressEventArgs containing data related to this event. The following KeyPressEventArgs properties provide information specific to this event.

Property	Description
Bytes	Returns the data that was generated as the result of a key press.

Remarks

The KeyPress event is raised when a key is pressed after the KeyDown event is raised. Within this event it is possible for a keypress to generate multiple bytes. ASCII characters are normally presented as a single byte, whereas function keys and others may generate byte arrays of greater length.

Reference

Vt Class
Vt Members