C# Signature:
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern uint MapVirtualKeyEx(uint uCode, uint uMapType, IntPtr dwhkl);
or
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern uint MapVirtualKeyEx(uint uCode, MapVirtualKeyMapTypes uMapType, IntPtr dwhkl);
User-Defined Types:
const uint MAPVK_VK_TO_VSC = 0x00;
const uint MAPVK_VSC_TO_VK = 0x01;
const uint MAPVK_VK_TO_CHAR = 0x02;
const uint MAPVK_VSC_TO_VK_EX = 0x03;
const uint MAPVK_VK_TO_VSC_EX = 0x04;
or
/// <summary>
/// The set of valid MapTypes used in MapVirtualKey
/// </summary>
public enum MapVirtualKeyMapTypes : uint
{
/// <summary>
/// uCode is a virtual-key code and is translated into a scan code.
/// If it is a virtual-key code that does not distinguish between left- and
/// right-hand keys, the left-hand scan code is returned.
/// If there is no translation, the function returns 0.
/// </summary>
MAPVK_VK_TO_VSC = 0x00,
/// <summary>
/// uCode is a scan code and is translated into a virtual-key code that
/// does not distinguish between left- and right-hand keys. If there is no
/// translation, the function returns 0.
/// </summary>
MAPVK_VSC_TO_VK = 0x01,
/// <summary>
/// uCode is a virtual-key code and is translated into an unshifted
/// character value in the low-order word of the return value. Dead keys (diacritics)
/// are indicated by setting the top bit of the return value. If there is no
/// translation, the function returns 0.
/// </summary>
MAPVK_VK_TO_CHAR = 0x02,
/// <summary>
/// Windows NT/2000/XP: uCode is a scan code and is translated into a
/// virtual-key code that distinguishes between left- and right-hand keys. If
/// there is no translation, the function returns 0.
/// </summary>
MAPVK_VSC_TO_VK_EX = 0x03,
/// <summary>
/// Not currently documented
/// </summary>
MAPVK_VK_TO_VSC_EX = 0x04
}
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