Description
Occurs when the insertion point is not in a line edit, and the user presses the Alt key (alone or with another key).
Event ID
Arguments
|
Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
|
key |
KeyCode by value. A value of the KeyCode enumerated datatype indicating the key that was pressed, for example, KeyA! or KeyF1!. |
|
keyflags |
UnsignedLong by value (the modifier keys that were pressed with the key). The only modifier key is the Shift key. |
Return Values
Long.
Return code choices (specify in a RETURN statement):
0 -- Continue processing
Usage
Pressing the Ctrl key prevents the SystemKey event from firing when the Alt key is pressed.
Examples
This example displays the name of the key that was pressed with the Alt key:
string ls_key CHOOSE CASE key CASE KeyF1! ls_key = "F1" CASE KeyA! ls_key = "A" CASE KeyF2! ls_key = "F2" END CHOOSE
This example causes a beep if the user presses Alt+Shift+F1.
IF keyflags = 1 THEN
IF key = KeyF1 THEN
Beep(1)
END IF
END IFSee also
