ActionBase.Shortcut Property

Defines the keyboard shortcut that executes the current Action.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Actions

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(null)]
public string Shortcut { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Property Shortcut As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	null	A string that specifies the current Action’s shortcut in an XAF ASP.NET Core Blazor or Windows Forms application.

Remarks

Note

XAF ASP.NET Web Forms applications do not support Action Shortcuts.

Use this property to assign shortcuts for Actions in code.

The Application Model uses the ActionBase.Shortcut value as the default value for the IModelAction.Shortcut property. You can override it in the ActionDesign | Actions | <Action> node of the Model Editor.

Windows Forms

You can use the following values with the Shortcut property:

• A System.Windows.Forms.Shortcut enumeration value in string format (for example, CtrlShiftO).
• A System.Windows.Forms.Keys enumeration value in string format (for example, LShiftKey).
• Several System.Windows.Forms.Keys values in string format separated by “+” (for example, Control+Shift+O).

The following table contains default shortcuts you can use to execute Actions in XAF Windows Forms applications:

Action	Shortcut
NavigateBack	Alt+LeftArrow
NavigateForward	Alt+RightArrow
New	Ctrl+N
Save	Ctrl+S
Delete	Ctrl+D
SaveAndClose	Control+Enter
Refresh	F5
EditModel	Ctrl+Shift+F1
Print (from the Printing Module)	Ctrl+P
Open (from the FileAttachments module)	Ctrl+O
SaveTo (from the FileAttachments module)	Ctrl+Shift+S

Note

XAF Windows Forms applications do not support multiple shortcuts for a single Action.

ASP.NET Core Blazor

In XAF ASP.NET Core Blazor applications, shortcuts are available for Actions that appear as Toolbar items and Grid Row Context Menu items.

XAF does not distinguish between the left or right modifier keys: Control, Shift, or Alt.

XAF ASP.NET Core Blazor applications support multiple shortcuts for a single Action. The semicolon symbol separates individual shortcuts and cannot be part of a shortcut.

XAF ASP.NET Core Blazor applications support most of the Windows Forms syntax, but we recommend setting shortcuts in ASP.NET Core Blazor applications as follows:

• Control+Shift+Alt+Windows+O
• Control+Shift+O
• Control+Shift+PageDown
• Control+Shift+ArrowLeft
• Control+Shift+Equal
• Control+Shift+Period
• Shift+O
• Command+O
• Control+O;Command+O

For specific code values (for example, Period, Comma, or Slash), refer to the following list: Keyboard Event Code Values (MDN)

The following table contains default shortcuts you can use to execute Actions in XAF ASP.NET Core Blazor applications:

Action	Shortcut
DeleteAction	Control+Delete
SaveAction	Control+Shift+S
SaveAndCloseAction	Control+Shift+Enter
NewObjectAction	Control+Shift+A
PreviousObjectAction	Control+Alt+ArrowLeft
NextObjectAction	Control+Alt+ArrowRight
RefreshAction	Control+Shift+R
AcceptAction	Control+Shift+Enter
LogonAction	Enter