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Bia Mada
Bia Mada

Reputation: 7

VB.Net KeyDown Event on Form

How do i make a KeyDown event for a Form?

When I have the application open, I want to know when I type certain keys to display a message.

   Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown
        If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then
            MsgBox("enter key pressd ")
        End If
    End Sub

Upvotes: 0

Views: 506

Answers (1)

Tom B
Tom B

Reputation: 46

Have you taken a look at vb.net Keydown event on whole form?

KeyPreview property should be set to True on the form.

Code used in answer (not what you want to do exactly):

Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown
    If  e.Control AndAlso e.KeyCode = Keys.S then
        ' Call your sub method here  .....
        YourSubToCall()

        ' then prevent the key to reach the current control
        e.Handled = False 
    End If
End Sub

Upvotes: 3

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