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Reading individual key state with Keyboard.IsKeyDown

Reading individual key state with Keyboard.IsKeyDown
    

<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="KeyboardInput" Height="300" Width="300">
    <Grid>
        
    </Grid>
</Window>



//File:Window.xaml.vb
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Input
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Media.Imaging
Imports System.Windows.Shapes
Imports System.Windows.Threading
Imports System.Diagnostics


Namespace WpfApplication1
  Public Partial Class Window1
    Inherits System.Windows.Window
    Private dt As New DispatcherTimer()
    Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
      dt.Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.5)
      AddHandler dt.Tick, New EventHandler(AddressOf dt_Tick)
      dt.Start()
    End Sub

    Private Sub dt_Tick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)

      If (Keyboard.Modifiers And ModifierKeys.Control) <> 0 Then
        Console.WriteLine("ModifierKeys.Control")
      End If
      Dim homeKeyPressed As Boolean = Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.Home)
      Debug.WriteLine("Home pressed: " & homeKeyPressed)
    End Sub

  End Class
End Namespace

   
    
    
    
  








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