I override ProcessCmdKey
and when I get Keys
argument, I want to check if this Keys
is Letter or Digit or Special Symbol.
I have this snippet
protected override bool ProcessCmdKey(ref Message msg, Keys keyData)
{
char key = (char)keyData;
if(char.IsLetterOrDigit(key)
{
Console.WriteLine(key);
}
return base.ProcessCmdKey(ref msg, keyData);
}
Everything works for letters and digits. but when I press F1-F12 it converts them to letters.
Maybe someone knows better way to solve this task?
Override the form's OnKeyPress
method instead. The KeyPressEventArgs
provides a KeyChar
property which allows you to utilize the static methods on char
.
As mentioned by Cody Gray in the comments, this method only fires on key strokes that have character information. Other key strokes such as F1-F12 should be processed in OnKeyDown
or OnKeyUp
, depending on your situation.
From MSDN:
Key events occur in the following
order:
The KeyPress event is not raised by
noncharacter keys; however, the
noncharacter keys do raise the KeyDown
and KeyUp events.
Example
protected override void OnKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs e)
{
base.OnKeyPress(e);
if (char.IsLetter(e.KeyChar))
{
// char is letter
}
else if (char.IsDigit(e.KeyChar))
{
// char is digit
}
else
{
// char is neither letter or digit.
// there are more methods you can use to determine the
// type of char, e.g. char.IsSymbol
}
}
Try
if( !(keyData >= Keys.F1 && keyData <= Keys.F12))
{
char key = (char)keyData;
if(char.IsLetterOrDigit(key))
{
Console.WriteLine(key);
return false;
}
}
return base.ProcessCmdKey(ref msg, keyData);
Try using keyData.KeyCode
and maybe even testing within a range instead of using the Char.IsLetterOrDigit. e.g.
if (keyData.KeyCode >= Keys.D0 && keyData.KeyCode <= Keys.Z) {
...
}
if (keyData >= Keys.F1 && keyData <= Keys.F12)
{
//one of the key between F1~F12 is pressed
}
you need either a giant switch/case statement or check for ranges. You may find it easier to check for the keys you want to exclude, depending on which there is fewer of. Look at this for all the possible values. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.keys.aspx
if (keyData >= Keys.A && keyData <= Keys.Z)
// do something
or
switch(keyData) {
case Keys.Add:
case Keys.Multiply:
// etc.
// do something
break;
}
I have tried the following code but for some reason char.IsLetter() method is recognising the following keys as Letters???
F1, F8, F9, F11, F12, RightShift, LeftShift, RightAlt, RightCtrl, LeftCtrl, LeftWin, RightWin, NumLock.
This method doesn't seem to be that full proof regarding what it thinks is a letter.
if(char.IsLetter((char)e.Key) || char.IsDigit((char)e.Key))