Atlanta Custom Software Development 

 
   Search        Code/Page
 

User Login
Email

Password

 

Forgot the Password?
Services
» Web Development
» Maintenance
» Data Integration/BI
» Information Management
Programming
  Database
Automation
OS/Networking
Graphics
Links
Tools
» Regular Expr Tester
» Free Tools

Retrieving the state of the Shift, Alt and Ctrl keys, at any time

Total Hit ( 2520)

Rate this article:     Poor     Excellent 

 Submit Your Question/Comment about this article

Rating


 


You can know the state of the Shift, Alt and Control keys at any time, not just from inside a Keyxxx event. The shared property Control.ModifierKeys returns a bit coded value that identifies which of those keys are pressed, and you can use the And bit operator if a specific key is pressed. The following code shows an example:

Click here to copy the following block
Dim isShiftPressed As Boolean = (Control.ModifierKeys And Keys.Shift) <> 0
Dim isAltPressed As Boolean = (Control.ModifierKeys And Keys.Alt) <> 0
Dim isControlPressed As Boolean = (Control.ModifierKeys And Keys.Control) <> 0

MessageBox.Show("Shift pressed: " & isShiftPressed & Environment.NewLine & _
  "Alt pressed:" & isAltPressed & Environment.NewLine & "Control pressed:" & _
  isControlPressed)


Submitted By : Nayan Patel  (Member Since : 5/26/2004 12:23:06 PM)

Job Description : He is the moderator of this site and currently working as an independent consultant. He works with VB.net/ASP.net, SQL Server and other MS technologies. He is MCSD.net, MCDBA and MCSE. In his free time he likes to watch funny movies and doing oil painting.
View all (893) submissions by this author  (Birth Date : 7/14/1981 )


Home   |  Comment   |  Contact Us   |  Privacy Policy   |  Terms & Conditions   |  BlogsZappySys

© 2008 BinaryWorld LLC. All rights reserved.