Component: Keyboard (Controls )

Author	Matrix TSL
Version	1.0
Category	Controls

Keyboard component

Component to allow you to get direct input from the keyboard. Specific keys can be polled to test if they are pressed and provide interaction with the runtime panel. A full list of virtual key codes can be found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes?redirectedfrom=MSDN

Detailed description

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Examples

Here is an example of how to use the keyboard component to map key pressed to various functions on the panel.

Keyboard Example

You can define keys that can be changed by the user by right clicking the keys in the keyboard component property and exposing them to the top level.

Once the properties have been exposed you can double click the top level property and rename to give a meaningful name in your application.

The user can then easily select which key they would like to assign to each function.

Downloadable macro reference

	GetKeyPress
Checks a single virtual key code to test if the button is pressed or not.
- BYTE	KeyCode
Virtual Key Code Number
- BYTE	Return

	CheckMultipleKeys
Checks all of the keys enabled in the component properties. If any keys are pressed then their scan index number is returned. If no keys are pressed then 0 is returned.
- BYTE	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Number of Scan Keys
Sets the number of keys to scan through when calling the CheckMultipleKeys function.
	Scan Key 1
Virtual Keycode assigned to the scan index
	Scan Key 2
Virtual Keycode assigned to the scan index
	Scan Key 3
Virtual Keycode assigned to the scan index
	Scan Key 4
Virtual Keycode assigned to the scan index
	Connections
	Simulations