Keyboard Events

[bdonegan]

Hi,

Quick question here on working with the keyboard. Basically i want to know how to check if a specific key is pressed at any given time (specifically the Shift key) Any ideas?

[NoHero]

On a form you can handle KeyPressed() event, which is fired everytime the user presses a key inside the form.

[bdonegan]

Not quite what I'm looking for. Basically i want to be able to implement a shift-click, i.e., one thing happens when the Shift key is depressed when the mouse is clicked and another happens if it is not. Anyone out there know how to do this?

[humptydumpty]

hust implement hook on your keyBoard and check for the Message you will get everything what ever u want

[NoHero]

hust implement hook on your keyBoard and check for the Message you will get everything what ever u want

The OP might be looking for a managed solution though. Although I am not aware of one yet. I will take a look at it.

[bdonegan]

well, i'm not sure if there will be a difference, but i am programming in managed code. i should be able to translate a sample bit of code from standard c++ if you can provide me with one...

[NoHero]

well, i'm not sure if there will be a difference, but i am programming in managed code. i should be able to translate a sample bit of code from standard c++ if you can provide me with one...

I have done a search and frankly I wasn't able to find one. You can still try HD's solution or use GetAsyncKeyState() function from the native Windows SDK.

[ZOverLord]

Here is an example, it is done in MASM32, however you can read it and port it to c++ very easily:

http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1296520#post1296520