public static char ToCharacter(this Keys key)
{
// Gets (hopefully) the character typed by the key
// Alternative is: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6214326/translate-keys-to-char
//' The problem is that the converter returns things like "Shift+X"
byte[] keyStates = new byte[256];
const byte keyPressed = 0x80;
keyStates[(int)(key & Keys.KeyCode)] = keyPressed;
keyStates[(int)Keys.ShiftKey] = (byte)((key & Keys.Shift) == Keys.Shift ? keyPressed : 0);
keyStates[(int)Keys.ControlKey] = (byte)((key & Keys.Control) == Keys.Control ? keyPressed : 0);
keyStates[(int)Keys.Menu] = (byte)((key & Keys.Alt) == Keys.Alt ? keyPressed : 0);
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(10);
if (Windows.ToUnicodeEx(key, 0, keyStates, sb, sb.Capacity, 0, InputLanguage.CurrentInputLanguage.Handle) == 1)
{
return(sb[0]);
}
return('\0'); // Could not be converted
}
