Handling VirtualKey in Windows 8 Store Apps with C#
windows-8, windows-store-apps
Solution
Got an answer elsewhere. For those that are interested...
public Foo()
{
this.InitializeComponent();
Window.Current.CoreWindow.CharacterReceived += KeyPress;
}
void KeyPress(CoreWindow sender, CharacterReceivedEventArgs args)
{
args.Handled = true;
Debug.WriteLine("KeyPress " + Convert.ToChar(args.KeyCode));
return;
}
Even better, move the `Window.Current.CoreWindow.CharacterReceived += KeyPress;` into a GotFocus event handler, and add `Window.Current.CoreWindow.CharacterReceived -= KeyPress;` into a LostFocus event handler.
Problem
I'm aware of how to handle key events, i.e. ``` private void Page_KeyUp(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e) { switch (e.Key) { case Windows.System.VirtualKey.Enter: // handler for enter key break; case Windows.System.VirtualKey.A: // handler for A key break; default: break; } } ``` But what if I need to discern between lower-case 'a' and upper-case 'A'? Also, what if I want to handle keys like the percent sign '%'?