KEYBDINPUT

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4/8/2010

This structure contains information about a simulated keyboard event.

Syntax

typedef struct tagKEYBDINPUT {
  WORD wVk;
  WORD wScan;
  DWORD dwFlags;
  DWORD time;
  ULONG_PTR dwExtraInfo;
} KEYBDINPUT, *PKEYBDINPUT;

** wVk **
Provides a virtual-key code. The code must be a value in the range 1 to 254. The Winuser.h header file provides macro definitions (VK_*) for each value. If the dwFlags** member specifies KEYEVENTF_UNICODE, then wVk must be 0. **

wScan
Provides a hardware scan code for the key. If dwFlags specifies KEYEVENTF_UNICODE, then wScan specifies a Unicode character that is to be sent to the foreground application.

dwFlags
Provides various aspects of a keystroke. This member can be a combination of the following values.

Flag	Description
KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY	Indicates that the scan code was preceded by a prefix byte that has the value 0xE0 (224).
KEYEVENTF_KEYUP	Indicates that the key is being released. If this flag is not present, then the key is being pressed.
KEYEVENTF_SCANCODE	Not supported.
KEYEVENTF_UNICODE	Not supported.

Header	winuser.h
Windows Embedded CE	Windows CE 2.0 and later
Windows Mobile	Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later