IModelAction.Shortcut Property

Defines the keyboard shortcut that executes the current Action.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Model

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

string Shortcut { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property Shortcut As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string that specifies the current Action’s shortcut.

Remarks

Note

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

You can change or look up the Shortcut property’s value for each Action in the ActionDesign | Actions | <Action> node in the Model Editor.

This property derives its value from the ActionBase.Shortcut property that defines default shortcuts.

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