C# ConsoleKeyInfo KeyChar

Description

ConsoleKeyInfo KeyChar gets the Unicode character represented by the current ConsoleKeyInfo object.

Syntax

ConsoleKeyInfo.KeyChar has the following syntax.

public char KeyChar { get; }

Example

The following example uses the KeyChar property to add the characters input by the user into a string. The example ignores special keys other than ENTER, ESC, and BACKSPACE.

using System;//from www .  j  av a 2s.  c o  m

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      ConsoleKeyInfo keyInfo;

      Console.WriteLine("Enter a string. Press <Enter> or Esc to exit.");
      keyInfo = Console.ReadKey(true);
      Console.Write(keyInfo.KeyChar);
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.