C# Checking if keyboard keys are pressed

[AC-3]

Hi.

I'm making an application where I want a Messagebox to popup when a certain key combanation is pressed on the keyboard. I've looked so long and tried many things, but I simply can't do it. 

I've found things on the internet, but nothing have worked. I want people to press Ctrl + Shift + "P".

Any help? I simply can't figure it out... I'm using a Windows.Form in C#

[madknight3]

Stack Overflow - Capture combination key event in a Windows Forms application

[DXMember]

Google for GlobalHook library it's written in C++ but you can still add it to the project

added benefit is that you can capture the keys globally even if your application is running in the background or as a service

 

Additionally you can use AutoHotKeys that writes some temp file on your disk and make your program check for the file constantly - be creative

[AC-3]

47 minutes ago, madknight3 said:

Stack Overflow - Capture combination key event in a Windows Forms application

Error    1    The name 'e' does not exist in the current context. How would I fix this? 
 

[AC-3]

41 minutes ago, DXMember said:

Google for GlobalHook library it's written in C++ but you can still add it to the project

added benefit is that you can capture the keys globally even if your application is running in the background or as a service

 

Additionally you can use AutoHotKeys that writes some temp file on your disk and make your program check for the file constantly - be creative

I will look into this for future projects! Looks intresting

[madknight3]

4 minutes ago, Oliver24x said:

Error    1    The name 'e' does not exist in the current context. How would I fix this? 

It sounds like the method doesn't have the correct parameters. It should look something like this.

private void Form1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    // ...
}

 

 

[AC-3]

Just now, madknight3 said:

It sounds like the method doesn't have the correct parameters. It should look something like this.

private void Form1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
{
    //DoSomething();
}

 

 

Many thanks for helping a newbie!