Using one of the F keys to trigger an event

Question

Is there a way to trigger an event when the end user presses one of the F keys? For instance I am already using one of my buttons as the Acceptbutton. What I would like to do is if the user presses say F11 it will trigger another button on my form and run the code. Any suggestions? I am using C#

Answer 1

 

Hi Marty,

 

Here is your solution.

 

Set KeyPreview = True of Form.

Then in KeyDown Event of Form write following code.

 

Code Snippet

Private Sub Form2_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown

Try

If e.KeyCode = Keys.F11 Then

MsgBox("Function 1")  '''''Here you can write your own code.

End If

Catch ex As Exception

End Try

End Sub

 

 

If your requirement is different or if i misunderestood then let me know.

 

Thank You

 

Best Regards

Utkarsh Gajjar.

Answer 2

Marty Q wrote:

Is there a way to trigger an event when the end user presses one of the F keys? For instance I am already using one of my buttons as the Acceptbutton. What I would like to do is if the user presses say F11 it will trigger another button on my form and run the code. Any suggestions? I am using C#

 

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/csharpgeneral/thread/bb3de05c-d635-4246-b065-8a06ff6e02d0

 

Duplicate post.

Answer 3

You are good. That worked perfectly thanks.