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KeyDown

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This event occurs when the user presses a key.

Compatibility: Windows Media Player, ActiveMovie

Syntax

<SCRIPT FOR="MediaPlayer" EVENT="KeyDown(iKeyCode, iShiftState)" LANGUAGE="JScript">
  //insert script commands//
</SCRIPT>

Parameters

  • iKeyCode
    Integer value specifying a key code, such as vbKeyF1 (the F1 key) or vbKeyHome (the HOME key).

    To specify key codes, see the Microsoft® Visual Basic® documentation.

  • iShiftState
    Integer value specifying a bit field with bits corresponding to the SHIFT key (bit 0), the CTRL key (bit 1), and the ALT key (bit 2).

    These bits correspond to the values 1, 2, and 4, respectively.

    Some, all, or none of the bits can be set, indicating that some, all, or none of the keys are pressed.

Remarks

If the value of the SendKeyboardEvents property is true, this event occurs when the Windows Media Player control has focus and the user presses a key.

If SendKeyboardEvents is false, this event does not occur.

ActiveMovie compatibility mode is only supported through Windows CE .NET 4.1.

Requirements

Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 3.0 and later

See Also

Reference

Windows Media Player Events
KeyUp
KeyPress
SendKeyboardEvents

Concepts

Compatibility Modes
Capturing Keyboard and Mouse Events