'Declaration Public Event KeyDown As KeyEventHandler
public event KeyEventHandler KeyDown
The event handler receives an argument of type KeyEventArgs containing data related to this event. The following KeyEventArgs properties provide information specific to this event.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Alt | Gets a value indicating whether the ALT key was pressed. |
| Control | Gets a value indicating whether the CTRL key was pressed. |
| Handled | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the event was handled. |
| KeyCode | Gets the keyboard code for a System.Windows.Forms.Control.KeyDown or System.Windows.Forms.Control.KeyUp event. |
| KeyData | Gets the key data for a System.Windows.Forms.Control.KeyDown or System.Windows.Forms.Control.KeyUp event. |
| KeyValue | Gets the keyboard value for a System.Windows.Forms.Control.KeyDown or System.Windows.Forms.Control.KeyUp event. |
| Modifiers | Gets the modifier flags for a System.Windows.Forms.Control.KeyDown or System.Windows.Forms.Control.KeyUp event. The flags indicate which combination of CTRL, SHIFT, and ALT keys was pressed. |
| Shift | Gets a value indicating whether the SHIFT key was pressed. |
| SuppressKeyPress | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the key event should be passed on to the underlying control. |
Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2