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How to display caps lock and num lock status on status bar

I am doing a simple application in C# where i need to use status strip on a form and display the num lock , caps lock status on it ? Is there any property associated with status bar for this ? Or I need to write a seperate function for this ??

Please let me know some code snippet which will solve this problem.

Abhijeet

abhijeetk Tuesday, September 09, 2008 3:18 PM

Hi Abhijeetk

Use Control.IsKeyLocked to determine whether specific lock key has been activated, please refer to the following code sample:

Code Snippet

private void Form2_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)

{

if ((e.KeyCode & Keys.KeyCode) == Keys.CapsLock)

{

if (Control.IsKeyLocked(Keys.CapsLock))

this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "CapsLock is activated.";

else

this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = null;

}

if ((e.KeyCode & Keys.KeyCode) == Keys.NumLock)

{

if (Control.IsKeyLocked(Keys.NumLock))

this.toolStripStatusLabel2.Text = "NumLock is activated.";

else

this.toolStripStatusLabel2.Text = null;

}

If there is any question, please feel free to let me know.

Thanks.

Best wishes

Jun Wang

Jun Wang Tim Thursday, September 11, 2008 3:07 AM

I know of no such code. However, this can be done programatically by first setting the KeyPreview property of the main form to true. Then you would handle the KeyDown event:

private void Form1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)

{

if (e.KeyCode == Keys.CapsLock)

{

//your code here

}

else if (e.KeyCode == Keys.NumLock)

{

//your code here

}

}

I would then add a label ("CAPS" and "NUM") to the status bar and toggle its visible property. If it is visible when the key is pressed, make it invisible, and vice versa.

BobLeavell Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:20 PM

Hi Abhijeetk

Use Control.IsKeyLocked to determine whether specific lock key has been activated, please refer to the following code sample:

Code Snippet

private void Form2_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)

{

if ((e.KeyCode & Keys.KeyCode) == Keys.CapsLock)

{

if (Control.IsKeyLocked(Keys.CapsLock))

this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "CapsLock is activated.";

else

this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = null;