C# Signature:
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool UnregisterHotKey(IntPtr hWnd, int id);
VB Signature:
Declare Auto Function UnregisterHotKey Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal id As Integer) As Integer
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
None.
Tips & Tricks:
Please add some!
Sample Code:
Declare Auto Function RegisterHotKey Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal id As Integer, _
ByVal fsModifier As Integer, ByVal vk As Integer) As Integer
Declare Auto Function UnregisterHotKey Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal id As Integer) As Integer
Declare Auto Function GlobalAddAtom Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal lpString As String) As UShort
Private hotKeyID As Integer
Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
UnregisterHotKey(Me.Handle, hotKeyID)
End Sub
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
hotKeyID = GlobalAddAtom("Form1HotKey")
RegisterHotKey(Me.Handle, hotKeyID, 0, Keys.Escape)
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As Message)
Const WM_HOTKEY As Integer = &H312
Select Case m.Msg
Case WM_HOTKEY
Me.Close()
End Select
MyBase.WndProc(m)
End Sub
Alternative Managed API:
The ManagedWindowsApi project (http://mwinapi.sourceforge.net) provides a
Hotkey class to register global hotkeys.
