Detecting Ctrl+ V Key Pressed Or Stroke Using C# & VB.Net In Windows Application

This article will show you how you can detect the button combination pressed in windows application using c#.net in windows application. Here I will show an example of detecting or capturing ctrl+v button in windows application.

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So for this article first we will create a new windows application and generate the KeyDown event. Add the below code into the event.

C#.Net

private void Form1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)         {             if (e.Control && e.KeyCode == Keys.V)             {                 label1.Text = "You have pressed Ctrl+V";             }         }

VB.Net

Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(sender As Object, e As KeyEventArgs)     If e.Control AndAlso e.KeyCode = Keys.V Then         label1.Text = "You have pressed Ctrl+V"     End If End Sub

Here in above code e.Control is for Ctrl Button and Keys.V for V button. So I have display the message as user press the specified button combination.

Now we have done run the application to check the output.