RichEditControl.AssignShortcutKeyToCommand(Keys, Keys, RichEditCommandId) Method

Assigns a shortcut key to a command. The shortcut key is available for all RichEdit views.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.v20.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.RichEdit

Declaration

C#

public void AssignShortcutKeyToCommand(
    Keys key,
    Keys modifier,
    RichEditCommandId commandId
)

VB.NET

Public Sub AssignShortcutKeyToCommand(
    key As Keys,
    modifier As Keys,
    commandId As RichEditCommandId
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
key	Keys	A Keys enumeration member specifying a key to assign.
modifier	Keys	A Keys enumeration member specifying a modifier key.
commandId	RichEditCommandId	A RichEditCommandId enumeration member specifying a command.

Remarks

To remove a command shortcut, use the RichEditControl.RemoveShortcutKey method.

Example

The following code assigns Ctrl+G shortcut to the ToggleShowWhitespaceCommand command and removes predefined Ctrl+N shortcut so that it is no longer in use.

View Example

RichEditControlActions.cs

richEditControl.Text = "Use 'Ctrl+G' shortcut to show/hide whitespace characters";
richEditControl.Text += "\r\nA new document can not be created by pressing 'Ctrl+N' shortcut since this shortcut is disabled";
richEditControl.AssignShortcutKeyToCommand(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control, System.Windows.Forms.Keys.G, RichEditCommandId.ToggleShowWhitespace);
richEditControl.RemoveShortcutKey(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control, System.Windows.Forms.Keys.N);

RichEditControlActions.vb

richEditControl.Text = "Use 'Ctrl+G' shortcut to show/hide whitespace characters"
richEditControl.Text += Constants.vbCrLf & "A new document can't be created by pressing 'Ctrl+N' shortcut since this shortcut is disabled"
richEditControl.AssignShortcutKeyToCommand(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control, System.Windows.Forms.Keys.G, RichEditCommandId.ToggleShowWhitespace)
richEditControl.RemoveShortcutKey(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control, System.Windows.Forms.Keys.N)

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-change-the-shortcut-key-assigned-to-a-command-e2857/CS/CommandShortcutChange/Form1.cs#L25

richEditControl1.RemoveShortcutKey(Keys.Control | Keys.Shift, Keys.D8);
richEditControl1.AssignShortcutKeyToCommand(Keys.Control, Keys.G, RichEditCommandId.ToggleShowWhitespace);

winforms-the-richeditcontrols-common-api-t210437/CS/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/RichEditControlActions.cs#L570

richEditControl.Text += "\r\nA new document can not be created by pressing 'Ctrl+N' shortcut since this shortcut is disabled";
richEditControl.AssignShortcutKeyToCommand(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control, System.Windows.Forms.Keys.G, RichEditCommandId.ToggleShowWhitespace);
richEditControl.RemoveShortcutKey(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control, System.Windows.Forms.Keys.N);

VB.NET

how-to-change-the-shortcut-key-assigned-to-a-command-e2857/VB/CommandShortcutChange/Form1.vb#L24

richEditControl1.RemoveShortcutKey(Keys.Control Or Keys.Shift, Keys.D8)
richEditControl1.AssignShortcutKeyToCommand(Keys.Control, Keys.G, RichEditCommandId.ToggleShowWhitespace)

winforms-the-richeditcontrols-common-api-t210437/VB/RichEditAPISample/CodeExamples/RichEditControlActions.vb#L580

richEditControl.Text += Constants.vbCrLf & "A new document can't be created by pressing 'Ctrl+N' shortcut since this shortcut is disabled"
richEditControl.AssignShortcutKeyToCommand(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control, System.Windows.Forms.Keys.G, RichEditCommandId.ToggleShowWhitespace)
richEditControl.RemoveShortcutKey(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control, System.Windows.Forms.Keys.N)