Convert a string, char type to System.Windows.Forms.Keys

Question

I'm trying to get a char converted to System.windows.Form.Keys type or a string to a Keys array. Does anyone know how to do it in a simple way?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 07 '10 at 14:29

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The Keys codes for the numbers and uppercase letters match the corresponding ASCII codes. Assuming you're dealing with ASCII, you can do:

Keys key = (Keys) (byte) char.ToUpper(c);

answered Jul 07 '10 at 14:29

Tim Robinson

How do you do this if it's not w/in that range? – Geesu Nov 13 '12 at 23:57
@Geesu, the `Keys` type only contains the uppercase letters and the numbers from a US keyboard. Non-ASCII characters, lowercase letters and symbols will vary for different keyboard layouts. If you want to use non-ASCII letters then you'll need to use something else. – Tim Robinson Nov 14 '12 at 13:19

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