KeyEventArgs.IsDown Property
Definition
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Gets a value that indicates whether the key referenced by the event is in the down state.
public:
property bool IsDown { bool get(); };public bool IsDown { get; }member this.IsDown : boolPublic ReadOnly Property IsDown As BooleanProperty Value
true if the key is down; otherwise, false.
Examples
The following example checks whether the key associated with an instance of KeyEventArgs is down by obtaining the state of the IsDown property.
// e is an instance of KeyEventArgs.
// btnIsDown is a Button.
if (e.IsDown)
{
btnIsDown.Background = Brushes.Red;
}
' e is an instance of KeyEventArgs.
' btnIsDown is a Button.
If e.IsDown Then
btnIsDown.Background = Brushes.Red
Remarks
The Keyboard class also provides information about the state of the keys on the keyboard. For instance, the IsKeyDown method returns whether a specified key is down.
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