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Keycode Constants
The following can be used anywhere in your code in place of the actual values:
Constant |
Value |
Description |
KeyLButton |
0x1 |
Left mouse button |
KeyRButton |
0x2 |
Right mouse button |
KeyCancel |
0x3 |
CANCEL key |
KeyMButton |
0x4 |
Middle mouse button |
KeyBack |
0x8 |
BACKSPACE key |
KeyTab |
0x9 |
TAB key |
KeyClear |
0xC |
CLEAR key |
KeyReturn |
0xD |
ENTER key |
KeyShift |
0x10 |
SHIFT key |
KeyControl |
0x11 |
CTRL key |
KeyMenu |
0x12 |
MENU key |
KeyPause |
0x13 |
PAUSE key |
KeyCapital |
0x14 |
CAPS LOCK key |
KeyEscape |
0x1B |
ESC key |
KeySpace |
0x20 |
SPACEBAR key |
KeyPageUp |
0x21 |
PAGE UP key |
KeyPageDown |
0x22 |
PAGE DOWN key |
KeyEnd |
0x23 |
END key |
KeyHome |
0x24 |
HOME key |
KeyLeft |
0x25 |
LEFT ARROW key |
KeyUp |
0x26 |
UP ARROW key |
KeyRight |
0x27 |
RIGHT ARROW key |
KeyDown |
0x28 |
DOWN ARROW key |
KeySelect |
0x29 |
SELECT key |
KeyPrint |
0x2A |
PRINT SCREEN key |
KeyExecute |
0x2B |
EXECUTE key |
KeySnapshot |
0x2C |
SNAPSHOT key |
KeyInsert |
0x2D |
INSERT key |
KeyDelete |
0x2E |
DELETE key |
KeyHelp |
0x2F |
HELP key |
KeyNumlock |
0x90 |
NUM LOCK key |
The A key through the Z key are the same as the ASCII equivalents A – Z:
Constant |
Value |
Description |
KeyA |
65 |
A key |
KeyB |
66 |
B key |
KeyC |
67 |
C key |
KeyD |
68 |
D key |
KeyE |
69 |
E key |
KeyF |
70 |
F key |
KeyG |
71 |
G key |
KeyH |
72 |
H key |
KeyI |
73 |
I key |
KeyJ |
74 |
J key |
KeyK |
75 |
K key |
KeyL |
76 |
L key |
KeyM |
77 |
M key |
KeyN |
78 |
N key |
KeyO |
79 |
O key |
KeyP |
80 |
P key |
KeyQ |
81 |
Q key |
KeyR |
82 |
R key |
KeyS |
83 |
S key |
KeyT |
84 |
T key |
KeyU |
85 |
U key |
KeyV |
86 |
V key |
KeyW |
87 |
W key |
KeyX |
88 |
X key |
KeyY |
89 |
Y key |
KeyZ |
90 |
Z key |
The 0 key through 9 key are the same as their ASCII equivalents 0 – 9:
Constant |
Value |
Description |
Key0 |
48 |
0 key |
Key1 |
49 |
1 key |
Key2 |
50 |
2 key |
Key3 |
51 |
3 key |
Key4 |
52 |
4 key |
Key5 |
53 |
5 key |
Key6 |
54 |
6 key |
Key7 |
55 |
7 key |
Key8 |
56 |
8 key |
Key9 |
57 |
9 key |
The following constants represent keys on the numeric keypad:
Constant |
Value |
Description |
KeyNumpad0 |
0x60 |
0 key |
KeyNumpad1 |
0x61 |
1 key |
KeyNumpad2 |
0x62 |
2 key |
KeyNumpad3 |
0x63 |
3 key |
KeyNumpad4 |
0x64 |
4 key |
KeyNumpad5 |
0x65 |
5 key |
KeyNumpad6 |
0x66 |
6 key |
KeyNumpad7 |
0x67 |
7 key |
KeyNumpad8 |
0x68 |
8 key |
KeyNumpad9 |
0x69 |
9 key |
KeyMultiply |
0x6A |
MULTIPLICATION SIGN (*) key |
KeyAdd |
0x6B |
PLUS SIGN (+) key |
KeySeparator |
0x6C |
ENTER key |
KeySubtract |
0x6D |
MINUS SIGN (–) key |
KeyDecimal |
0x6E |
DECIMAL POINT (.) key |
KeyDivide |
0x6F |
DIVISION SIGN (/) key |
The following constants represent function keys:
Constant |
Value |
Description |
KeyF1 |
0x70 |
F1 key |
KeyF2 |
0x71 |
F2 key |
KeyF3 |
0x72 |
F3 key |
KeyF4 |
0x73 |
F4 key |
KeyF5 |
0x74 |
F5 key |
KeyF6 |
0x75 |
F6 key |
KeyF7 |
0x76 |
F7 key |
KeyF8 |
0x77 |
F8 key |
KeyF9 |
0x78 |
F9 key |
KeyF10 |
0x79 |
F10 key |
KeyF11 |
0x7A |
F11 key |
KeyF12 |
0x7B |
F12 key |
KeyF13 |
0x7C |
F13 key |
KeyF14 |
0x7D |
F14 key |
KeyF15 |
0x7E |
F15 key |
KeyF16 |
0x7F |
F16 key |