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This structure contains information about a simulated keyboard event.

Syntax 

typedef struct tagKEYBDINPUT {
  WORD 
wVk;
  WORD 
wScan;
  DWORD 
dwFlags;
  DWORD 
time;
  ULONG_PTR 
dwExtraInfo;
} KEYBDINPUT, *PKEYBDINPUT;

Members

wVk

Provides a virtual-key code. The code must be a value in the range 1 to 254. The Winuser.h header file provides macro definitions (VK_*) for each value. If the dwFlagsmember specifies KEYEVENTF_UNICODE, then wVkmust be 0.

wScan

Provides a hardware scan code for the key. If dwFlagsspecifies KEYEVENTF_UNICODE, then wScanspecifies a Unicode character that is to be sent to the foreground application.

dwFlags

Provides various aspects of a keystroke. This member can be a combination of the following values.

Flag Description

KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY

Indicates that the scan code was preceded by a prefix byte that has the value 0xE0 (224).

KEYEVENTF_KEYUP

Indicates that the key is being released. If this flag is not present, then the key is being pressed.

KEYEVENTF_SCANCODE

Not supported.

KEYEVENTF_UNICODE

Not supported.
time

Data in this member is ignored.

dwExtraInfo

Data in this member is ignored.

Requirements

Header winuser.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also