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rawKeyDown

Type​

message

Summary​

Sent when the user presses any key.

Syntax​

rawKeyDown pKeyCode

Description​

Handle the rawKeyDown message if you want to intercept raw events from the keyboard, or from a mouse wheel, or if you want to handle keys that aren't mapped to any character.

If the rawKeyDown handler does not pass the message or send it to a further object in the message path, the keypress has no effect. Passing the message allows the keypress to have its normal effect.

A rawKeyDown message is also sent when the user moves the mouse wheel on a scrolling mouse; in this case, the message is sent to the control under the mouse pointer.

Parameters​

NameTypeDescription

pKeyCode

The raw keycode of the pressed key.