Control.ModifierKeys Property

Definition

Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state.

public:
 static property System::Windows::Forms::Keys ModifierKeys { System::Windows::Forms::Keys get(); };
public static System.Windows.Forms.Keys ModifierKeys { get; }
static member ModifierKeys : System.Windows.Forms.Keys
Public Shared ReadOnly Property ModifierKeys As Keys

Property Value

A bitwise combination of the Keys values. The default is None.

Examples

The following code example hides a button when the CTRL key is pressed while the button is clicked. This example requires that you have a Button named button1 on a Form.

private:
   void button1_Click( Object^ sender, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
   {
      /* If the CTRL key is pressed when the
         * control is clicked, hide the control. */
      if ( Control::ModifierKeys == Keys::Control )
      {
         (dynamic_cast<Control^>(sender))->Hide();
      }
   }
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
   /* If the CTRL key is pressed when the 
      * control is clicked, hide the control. */
   if(Control.ModifierKeys == Keys.Control)
   {
      ((Control)sender).Hide();
   }
}
Private Sub button1_Click(sender As Object, _
  e As EventArgs) Handles button1.Click
   ' If the CTRL key is pressed when the 
   ' control is clicked, hide the control. 
   If Control.ModifierKeys = Keys.Control Then
      CType(sender, Control).Hide()
   End If
End Sub

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