Bind key action to a form window : Form Event : GUI Windows Form C# Source Code

    


using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

public class KeyReader : System.Windows.Forms.Form {
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblPress;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label lblDown;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;

    public KeyReader() {
       InitializeComponent();
    }
     private void InitializeComponent() {
      this.lblPress = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.lblDown = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.SuspendLayout();

      this.lblPress.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 30F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.lblPress.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 190);
      this.lblPress.Name = "lblPress";
      this.lblPress.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(408, 48);
      this.lblPress.TabIndex = 0;
      this.lblPress.Text = "Press:";
      this.lblPress.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;

      this.lblDown.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 30F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.lblDown.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 254);
      this.lblDown.Name = "lblDown";
      this.lblDown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(408, 48);
      this.lblDown.TabIndex = 0;
      this.lblDown.Text = "Down:";
      this.lblDown.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;


      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(424, 365);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                  this.label1,
                                                                  this.lblDown,
                                                                  this.lblPress});
      this.KeyPreview = true;
      this.Name = "KeyReader";
      this.Text = "KeyReader";
      this.KeyDown += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventHandler(this.KeyReader_KeyDown);
      this.KeyPress += new System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventHandler(this.KeyReader_KeyPress);
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
       Application.Run(new KeyReader());
    }
    private void KeyReader_KeyPress(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs e) {
      lblPress.Text =  "Press: " + Convert.ToString(e.KeyChar);
    }
    private void KeyReader_KeyDown(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e) {
      lblDown.Text = "Down: " + Convert.ToString(e.KeyCode);
      if (e.KeyCode == Keys.ShiftKey){
         MessageBox.Show("That is one shifty character");
      }
    } 
}