\section{\class{wxKeyEvent}}\label{wxkeyevent}
-This event class contains information about keypress (character) events. See \helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar}.
+This event class contains information about keypress (character) events.
\wxheading{Derived from}
\helpref{wxEvent}{wxevent}
+\wxheading{Include files}
+
+<wx/event.h>
+
\wxheading{Event table macros}
To process a key event, use these event handler macros to direct input to member
\twocolwidtha{7cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
+\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_CHAR(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_CHAR event (a non-modifier key has been pressed).}
+\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_KEY\_DOWN(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_KEY\_DOWN event (any key has been pressed).}
+\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_KEY\_UP(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_KEY\_UP event (any key has been released).}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_CHAR(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_CHAR event.}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_CHAR\_HOOK(func)}}{Process a wxEVT\_CHAR\_HOOK event.}
\end{twocollist}%
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxWindow::OnChar}{wxwindowonchar},
+\helpref{wxWindow::OnCharHook}{wxwindowoncharhook},
+\helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyDown}{wxwindowonkeydown},
+\helpref{wxWindow::OnKeyUp}{wxwindowonkeyup}
+
\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::m\_altDown}
\member{long}{m\_keyCode}
-Virtual keycode. An enumerated type, one of:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
- WXK_BACK = 8
- WXK_TAB = 9
- WXK_RETURN = 13
- WXK_ESCAPE = 27
- WXK_SPACE = 32
- WXK_DELETE = 127
-
- WXK_START = 300
- WXK_LBUTTON
- WXK_RBUTTON
- WXK_CANCEL
- WXK_MBUTTON
- WXK_CLEAR
- WXK_SHIFT
- WXK_CONTROL
- WXK_MENU
- WXK_PAUSE
- WXK_CAPITAL
- WXK_PRIOR
- WXK_NEXT
- WXK_END
- WXK_HOME
- WXK_LEFT
- WXK_UP
- WXK_RIGHT
- WXK_DOWN
- WXK_SELECT
- WXK_PRINT
- WXK_EXECUTE
- WXK_SNAPSHOT
- WXK_INSERT
- WXK_HELP
- WXK_NUMPAD0
- WXK_NUMPAD1
- WXK_NUMPAD2
- WXK_NUMPAD3
- WXK_NUMPAD4
- WXK_NUMPAD5
- WXK_NUMPAD6
- WXK_NUMPAD7
- WXK_NUMPAD8
- WXK_NUMPAD9
- WXK_MULTIPLY
- WXK_ADD
- WXK_SEPARATOR
- WXK_SUBTRACT
- WXK_DECIMAL
- WXK_DIVIDE
- WXK_F1
- WXK_F2
- WXK_F3
- WXK_F4
- WXK_F5
- WXK_F6
- WXK_F7
- WXK_F8
- WXK_F9
- WXK_F10
- WXK_F11
- WXK_F12
- WXK_F13
- WXK_F14
- WXK_F15
- WXK_F16
- WXK_F17
- WXK_F18
- WXK_F19
- WXK_F20
- WXK_F21
- WXK_F22
- WXK_F23
- WXK_F24
- WXK_NUMLOCK
- WXK_SCROLL
-\end{verbatim}
+Virtual keycode. See \helpref{Keycodes}{keycodes} for a list of identifiers.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::m\_metaDown}
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::AltDown}
-\func{bool}{AltDown}{\void}
+\constfunc{bool}{AltDown}{\void}
Returns TRUE if the Alt key was down at the time of the key event.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::ControlDown}
-\func{bool}{ControlDown}{\void}
+\constfunc{bool}{ControlDown}{\void}
Returns TRUE if the control key was down at the time of the key event.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetX}
-\func{float}{GetX}{\void}
+\constfunc{long}{GetX}{\void}
Returns the X position of the event.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetY}
-\func{float}{GetY}{\void}
+\constfunc{long}{GetY}{\void}
Returns the Y position of the event.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::KeyCode}
-\func{long}{KeyCode}{\void}
+\constfunc{long}{KeyCode}{\void}
Returns the virtual key code. ASCII events return normal ASCII values,
while non-ASCII events return values such as {\bf WXK\_LEFT} for the
-left cursor key. See {\tt wx\_defs.h} for a full list of the virtual key codes.
+left cursor key. See \helpref{Keycodes}{keycodes} for a full list of the virtual key codes.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::MetaDown}
-\func{bool}{MetaDown}{\void}
+\constfunc{bool}{MetaDown}{\void}
Returns TRUE if the Meta key was down at the time of the key event.
-\membersection{wxKeyEvent::Position}
+\membersection{wxKeyEvent::GetPosition}
+
+\constfunc{wxPoint}{GetPosition}{\void}
-\func{void}{Position}{\param{float *}{x}, \param{float *}{y}}
+\constfunc{void}{GetPosition}{\param{long *}{x}, \param{long *}{y}}
Obtains the position at which the key was pressed.
\membersection{wxKeyEvent::ShiftDown}
-\func{bool}{ShiftDown}{\void}
+\constfunc{bool}{ShiftDown}{\void}
Returns TRUE if the shift key was down at the time of the key event.