wathing for ALt key in keydown event

[GS]

apparently the following in keyDown event fails to capture the alternate
key down

Private Sub cbAddressBar_Ke yDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows. Forms.KeyEventA rgs) Handles CBAdressBar.Key Down
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Alt Then ' does not work!!
bAltKeyDn = True
Return
End If

If e.KeyCode = Keys.ControlKey Then '' this works for control
key down
' some process logic for control key action...
End If

' other processing. action..

End Sub

What should I do instead?

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: wathing for ALt key in keydown event

"GS" <gsmsnews.micro soft.comGS@msne ws.Nomail.comsc hrieb:

apparently the following in keyDown event fails to capture the alternate
key down
>
Private Sub cbAddressBar_Ke yDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows. Forms.KeyEventA rgs) Handles CBAdressBar.Key Down
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Alt Then ' does not work!!
bAltKeyDn = True
Return

'If CBool(Control.M odifierKeys And Keys.Alt) Then...'.

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
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[kimiraikkonen]

Re: wathing for ALt key in keydown event

On Mar 17, 8:10 pm, "GS" <gsmsnews.micro soft.co...@msne ws.Nomail.com>
wrote:

apparently  the following in keyDown event fails to capture the alternate
key down
>
Private Sub cbAddressBar_Ke yDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows. Forms.KeyEventA rgs) Handles CBAdressBar.Key Down
        If e.KeyCode = Keys.Alt Then    ' does not work!!
            bAltKeyDn = True
            Return
        End If
>
        If e.KeyCode = Keys.ControlKey Then     '' this works for control
key down
            ' some process logic for control key  action...
        End If
>
        ' other processing. action..
>
End Sub
>
What should I do instead?

Try:
' ' You can also leave blank the initial value
Dim bAltKeyDn As Boolean = False
Private Sub cbAddressBar_Ke yDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal
e As
System.Windows. Forms.KeyEventA rgs) Handles CBAdressBar.Key Down
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Alt Then ' does not work!!
bAltKeyDn = True
End If

and try to set keypreview property of your form to true.

[GS]

Re: wathing for ALt key in keydown event

thank you. much appreciated
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"GS" <gsmsnews.micro soft.comGS@msne ws.Nomail.comsc hrieb:

apparently the following in keyDown event fails to capture the

alternate

key down

Private Sub cbAddressBar_Ke yDown(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e

As

System.Windows. Forms.KeyEventA rgs) Handles CBAdressBar.Key Down
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Alt Then ' does not work!!
bAltKeyDn = True
Return

>
'If CBool(Control.M odifierKeys And Keys.Alt) Then...'.
>
--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>
>