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    GetKeyEventChar

    Get the character key part of a key event.

    Declaration

    Source position: keybrdh.inc line 261

    function GetKeyEventChar(KeyEvent: TKeyEvent) : AnsiChar;

    Description

    GetKeyEventChar returns the charcode part of the given KeyEvent, if it contains a translated character key keycode. The charcode is simply the ascii code of the character key that was pressed.

    It returns the null character if the key was not a character key, but e.g. a function key.

    For an example, see GetKeyEvent

    Errors

    None.

    See also

    Name Description
    GetKeyEventUniCode Return the Unicode key event.
    GetKeyEventShiftState Return the current state of the shift keys.
    GetKeyEventFlags Extract the flags from a key event.
    GetKeyEventCode Translate function key part of a key event code.
    GetKeyEvent Get the next raw key event, wait if needed.