Catch a key stroke before the actual control

This example shows how to catch a key stroke before it is forwarded to the actual control. <br/> This can be useful if you want to perform your own actions, before the actual control gets them.
// KeyDown event of some control private void SomeControl_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e) { // 1. Event is called directly after the key stroke // If the user hits Enter, we catch the // event and do our own things if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter) { // Suppress key stroke, so that // the control don't receives it e.SuppressKeyPress = true; // Perform something important... } } // KeyPress event of some control private void SomeControl_KeyPress(object sender, KeyPressEventArgs e) { // 2. Event is called during the key stroke } // KeyUp event of some control private void SomeControl_KeyUp(object sender, KeyEventArgs e) { // 3. Event is called after the key stroke }

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Language: C# | User: ShareMySnippets | Created: Oct 16, 2013