Event KeyDown

Namespace

Terminal.Gui

Assembly

Terminal.Gui.dll

Invoked when the user presses a key, allowing subscribers to pre-process the key down event. This is fired from OnKeyDown(Key) before OnInvokingKeyBindings(Key, KeyBindingScope). Set Handled to true to stop the key from being processed by other views.

public event EventHandler<Key>? KeyDown

Returns

EventHandler<Key>

Invoked when the user presses a key, allowing subscribers to pre-process the key down event. This is fired from before . Set to true to stop the key from being processed by other views.

Remarks

Not all terminals support key distinct up notifications, Applications should avoid depending on distinct KeyUp events.

See for an overview of Terminal.Gui keyboard APIs.