How to detect keys [up, down, left, right] on keyboard.

If you are using Windows Forms, add this in the constructor:

Me.KeyPreview = True

And then create this method:

Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(sender As Object, e As KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown
	Select Case e.KeyCode
		Case Keys.Up
			' up arrow
			Exit Select
		Case Keys.Down
			' down arrow
			Exit Select
		Case Keys.Left
			' left arrow
			Exit Select
		Case Keys.Right
			' right arrow
			Exit Select
	End Select
End Sub

Setting KeyPreview to True makes sure that the Form1_KeyDown will always be called if a key is pressed, even if the focus is on another control, such as a TextBox.

If you are using WPF:

Private Sub MainWindow_PreviewKeyDown(sender As Object, e As KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.PreviewKeyDown
	Select Case e.Key
		Case Key.Up
			' up arrow
			Exit Select
		Case Key.Down
			' down arrow
			Exit Select
		Case Key.Left
			' left arrow
			Exit Select
		Case Key.Right
			' right arrow
			Exit Select
	End Select
End Sub

In WPF, the PreviewKeyDown event has the same purpose as the KeyPreview property in Windows Forms. If you don't want that, just use KeyDown.

If you are using a Console Application:

Dim c As ConsoleKeyInfo = Console.ReadKey()
Select Case c.Key
	Case ConsoleKey.UpArrow
		' up arrow
		Exit Select
	Case ConsoleKey.DownArrow
		' down arrow
		Exit Select
	Case ConsoleKey.LeftArrow
		' left arrow
		Exit Select
	Case ConsoleKey.RightArrow
		' right arrow
		Exit Select
End Select

Note that this will only work if you have called Console.ReadKey().