Occurs when the user presses and releases an ANSI key.
Type
Description
KeyAscii as Integer
(By Reference) An integer that returns a standard numeric ANSI keycode
The KeyPress event lets you immediately test keystrokes for
validity or for formatting characters as they are typed. Changing the value of
the keyascii argument changes the character displayed. Use KeyDown
and KeyUp event procedures to handle
any keystroke not recognized by KeyPress, such as function keys, editing keys,
navigation keys, and any combinations of these with keyboard modifiers. Unlike
the KeyDown and KeyUp events, KeyPress does not indicate the physical state of
the keyboard; instead, it passes a character. KeyPress interprets the
uppercase and lowercase of each character as separate key codes and,
therefore, as two separate characters.