KeyPress Event of the AxWindowsMediaPlayer Object

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The KeyPress event occurs when a key is pressed and released.

[C#]
private void player_KeyPressEvent(
  object sender,
  _WMPOCXEvents_KeyPressEvent e
)

[Visual Basic]
Private Sub player_KeyPressEvent(  
  sender As Object,  
  e As _WMPOCXEvents_KeyPressEvent
) Handles player.KeyPressEvent

Event Data

The handler associated with this event is of type AxWMPLib._WMPOCXEvents_KeyPressEventHandler. This handler receives an argument of type AxWMPLib._WMPOCXEvents_KeyPressEvent, which contains the following property related to this event.

Property Description
nKeyAscii System.Int16Specifies the standard numeric ANSI code for the character.

Remarks

This event occurs when the keystroke results in any printable keyboard character, the CTRL key combined with a character from the standard alphabet or one of a few special characters, and the ENTER or BACKSPACE key.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Version
Windows Media Player 9 Series or later
Namespace
AxWMPLib
Assembly
AxInterop.WMPLib.dll (AxInterop.WMPLib.dll.dll)

See also

AxWindowsMediaPlayer Object (VB and C#)