/// <summary>
/// Creates global keyboard listener.
/// </summary>
public KeyboardListener()
{
// We have to store the HookCallback, so that it is not garbage collected runtime
_hookedLowLevelKeyboardProc = LowLevelKeyboardProc;
// Set the hook
_hookId = InterceptKeys.SetHook(_hookedLowLevelKeyboardProc);
// Assign the asynchronous callback event
_hookedKeyboardCallbackAsync = KeyboardListener_KeyboardCallbackAsync;
}
private IntPtr LowLevelKeyboardProc(int nCode, UIntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
if (nCode >= 0)
{
if (wParam.ToUInt32() == (int)InterceptKeys.KeyEvent.WM_KEYDOWN ||
wParam.ToUInt32() == (int)InterceptKeys.KeyEvent.WM_KEYUP ||
wParam.ToUInt32() == (int)InterceptKeys.KeyEvent.WM_SYSKEYDOWN ||
wParam.ToUInt32() == (int)InterceptKeys.KeyEvent.WM_SYSKEYUP)
{
_hookedKeyboardCallbackAsync.BeginInvoke((InterceptKeys.KeyEvent)wParam.ToUInt32(), Marshal.ReadInt32(lParam), null, null);
}
}
return(InterceptKeys.CallNextHookEx(_hookId, nCode, wParam, lParam));
}
/// <summary>
/// Disposes the hook.
/// <remarks>This call is required as it calls the UnhookWindowsHookEx.</remarks>
/// </summary>
public void Dispose()
{
InterceptKeys.UnhookWindowsHookEx(_hookId);
}
/// <summary>
/// HookCallbackAsync procedure that calls accordingly the KeyDown or KeyUp events.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="keyEvent">Keyboard event</param>
/// <param name="vkCode">VKCode</param>
void KeyboardListener_KeyboardCallbackAsync(InterceptKeys.KeyEvent keyEvent, int vkCode)
{
switch (keyEvent)
{
// KeyDown events
case InterceptKeys.KeyEvent.WM_KEYDOWN:
if (KeyDown != null)
KeyDown(this, new RawKeyEventArgs(vkCode, false));
break;
case InterceptKeys.KeyEvent.WM_SYSKEYDOWN:
if (KeyDown != null)
KeyDown(this, new RawKeyEventArgs(vkCode, true));
break;
// KeyUp events
case InterceptKeys.KeyEvent.WM_KEYUP:
if (KeyUp != null)
KeyUp(this, new RawKeyEventArgs(vkCode, false));
break;
case InterceptKeys.KeyEvent.WM_SYSKEYUP:
if (KeyUp != null)
KeyUp(this, new RawKeyEventArgs(vkCode, true));
break;
}
}