Convert string to key

[SoapChicken]

Hello, is there any way to convert a string of a key, such as "A" or "Shift" into a char or VK_Keycode?
Thanks.

[kbw]

No. It depends on the keyboard.

You can hardcode values of particular keyboard, but I don't know how to do it "properly".

[SoapChicken]

Oh, ok.

[stonedbear]

maybe this is of any help to you?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.control.keypress.aspx?cs-save-lang=1&cs-lang=cpp#code-snippet-1

[SoapChicken]

That's not what I'm looking for.

[S G H]

MapVirtualKey?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646306(v=vs.85).aspx

MapVirtualKeyEx?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646307(v=vs.85).aspx

[andywestken]

Well...

1. Converting "A" into a char is just a case of using operator[]?

2. Isn't the virtual key code keyboard independent? And the hardware specific one the scan code?

(The virtual key codes are defined as fixed values in WinUser.h

The virtual key codes for A - Z are the ascii values for the corresponding uppercase letter.)

Out of interest, what do you need the codes for??

Andy

[S G H]

Ah, looking again I now understand what he means. There is no global way to do it, I think, you should just handle each key manually (Maybe just make a table of possible "long names" and compare)

[SoapChicken]

Ok, thanks. I'll probably make a function for it then.