Detect Shift/Ctrl and up/down arrow pressed

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Hi I have a listbox with many data. I like to click on a row and hold down shift/ctrl key and press up/down arrow to select another row(s) like we can do in excel. how can i detect shift/ctrl and arrow key pressed.

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Posted 14-Aug-11 21:35pm

samip shrestha

Updated 14-Aug-11 21:50pm

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-14T21:40:00

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You don't have to - the ListBox will handle it for you. Just set the SelectionMode property to MultiSimple or MultiExtended and it will allow Shift and Ctrl to work.

Posted 14-Aug-11 21:40pm

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samip shrestha 15-Aug-11 3:52am

HiI tried with MultiExtended it worked ...however it did not work when set to MultiSimple..am i missing sth...what should i do to make it work even for ctrl key hold down and pressing arrow down/up.

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OriginalGriff 15-Aug-11 4:02am

No - the CTRL key does not work that way in Windows, and it should not be subverted to do somthing different from all other applications. When you use MultiExtended (which is probably the one you want) CTRL and click adds or subtracts a single item from the list. Try it in File explorer (or excel!)

samip shrestha 15-Aug-11 4:10am

Thanks you very much OriginalGriff.

OriginalGriff 15-Aug-11 5:35am

You're welcome!