StringFormat.HotkeyPrefix Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Source:

StringFormat.cs

Gets or sets the HotkeyPrefix object for this StringFormat object.

C#

public System.Drawing.Text.HotkeyPrefix HotkeyPrefix { get; set; }

Property Value

HotkeyPrefix

The HotkeyPrefix object for this StringFormat object, the default is None.

Examples

The following code example shows how to set a keyboard shortcut using the HotkeyPrefix property. It also demonstrates how to use the FromSystemColor method. To run this example, paste the code into a form, handle the form's Paint event and call the following method, passing e as PaintEventArgs.

C#

private void ShowHotKey(PaintEventArgs e)
{

    // Declare the string with a keyboard shortcut.
    string text = "&Click Here";

    // Declare a new StringFormat.
    StringFormat format = new StringFormat();

    // Set the HotkeyPrefix property.
    format.HotkeyPrefix = System.Drawing.Text.HotkeyPrefix.Show;

    // Draw the string.
    Brush theBrush = 
        SystemBrushes.FromSystemColor(SystemColors.Highlight);

    e.Graphics.DrawString(text, this.Font, theBrush, 30, 40, format);
}

Remarks

In a graphical user interface, a hot key is the underlined letter in a word (usually combined with another key, such as the Alt key) that you can press on the keyboard to activate the functionality that the word represents.

Applies to