RepositoryItem.KeyDown Event

Fires when a key is pressed while the editor has focus.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DXCategory("Events")]
public event KeyEventHandler KeyDown

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Events")>
Public Event KeyDown As KeyEventHandler

Event Data

The KeyDown event's data class is KeyEventArgs. The following 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 KeyDown or KeyUp event.
KeyData	Gets the key data for a KeyDown or KeyUp event.
KeyValue	Gets the keyboard value for a KeyDown or KeyUp event.
Modifiers	Gets the modifier flags for a KeyDown or 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.

Remarks

Key events occur in the following order:

1. KeyDown
2. RepositoryItem.KeyPress
3. RepositoryItem.KeyUp

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-create-custom-skinnable-font-edit/CS/CustomControlBinder.cs#L22

if (ChangeDependControlValueOnLeaveFocus) DependControl.Properties.Leave += new EventHandler(TextEdit_Leave);
DependControl.Properties.KeyDown += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventHandler(TextEdit_KeyDown);
InitialControl.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(ListBoxControl_SelectedIndexChanged);

VB.NET

winforms-create-custom-skinnable-font-edit/VB/CustomControlBinder.vb#L24

End If
AddHandler DependControl.Properties.KeyDown, AddressOf TextEdit_KeyDown
AddHandler InitialControl.SelectedIndexChanged, AddressOf ListBoxControl_SelectedIndexChanged