Form.ProcessCmdKey(Message, Keys) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:: Form.cs

Source:: Form.cs

Source:: Form.cs

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Processes a command key.

protected:
 override bool ProcessCmdKey(System::Windows::Forms::Message % msg, System::Windows::Forms::Keys keyData);

protected override bool ProcessCmdKey (ref System.Windows.Forms.Message msg, System.Windows.Forms.Keys keyData);

override this.ProcessCmdKey : Message * System.Windows.Forms.Keys -> bool

Protected Overrides Function ProcessCmdKey (ByRef msg As Message, keyData As Keys) As Boolean

Parameters

msg: Message

A Message, passed by reference, that represents the Win32 message to process.

keyData: Keys

One of the Keys values that represents the key to process.

Returns

Boolean

true if the keystroke was processed and consumed by the control; otherwise, false to allow further processing.

Remarks

The ProcessCmdKey method overrides the base ContainerControl.ProcessCmdKey implementation to provide additional handling of main menu command keys and MDI accelerators.

For information about keyboard input, see Keyboard Input in a Windows Forms Application.

Applies to

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