Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message) Method

Definition

Processes a keyboard message.

C#
protected internal virtual bool ProcessKeyMessage(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m);

Parameters

m
Message

A Message, passed by reference, that represents the window message to process.

Returns

true if the message was processed by the control; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method is called when a control receives a keyboard message. The method first determines whether the control has a parent; if so, it calls the parent's ProcessKeyPreview method. If the parent's ProcessKeyPreview method does not process the message then the ProcessKeyEventArgs method is called to generate the appropriate keyboard events. The m parameter contains the window message that must be processed. Possible values for the Message.Msg property are WM_CHAR, WM_KEYDOWN, WM_SYSKEYDOWN, WM_KEYUP, and WM_SYSKEYUP.

Notes to Inheritors

When overriding the ProcessKeyMessage(Message) method, a control should return true to indicate that it has processed the key. For keys that are not processed by the control, the result of the base class's ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message) should be returned. Controls will seldom, if ever, need to override this method.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also