windowsforms-devexpress-dot-xtraeditors-dot-repository-dot-repositoryitem-35d5d28d.md
Fires when a character key is pressed while the editor has focus.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation
[DXCategory("Events")]
public event KeyPressEventHandler KeyPress
<DXCategory("Events")>
Public Event KeyPress As KeyPressEventHandler
The KeyPress event's data class is KeyPressEventArgs. The following properties provide information specific to this event:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Handled | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the KeyPress event was handled. |
| KeyChar | Gets or sets the character corresponding to the key pressed. |
Unlike the RepositoryItem.KeyDown event, the KeyPress event is only raised in response to a character key being pressed. Note that pressing a character key raises both the RepositoryItem.KeyDown and KeyPress events.
Key events occur in the following order:
The KeyPress event provides the Handled parameter. This can be set to true to prevent the character that has been pressed from being processed by the editor.
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