GetKeyShiftState function

Declaration

function GetKeyShiftState: TShiftState

Function result

Set of Shift state values active for the virtual keys, or an empty set when none of the keys are active.

Description

GetKeyShiftState is a TShiftState function used to get a set with the current state values for modifier keys. GetKeyShiftState calls GetKeyState to capture the values in the set for the following virtual keyboard keys:

VK_CONTROL

Includes ssCtrl when the Control key is pressed

VK_SHIFT

Includes ssShift when the Control key is pressed

VK_MENU

Includes ssAlt when the Alt key is pressed

VK_LWIN or VK_RWIN

Includes ssMeta when one of the WIN keys (or Alt+GR on Mac) is pressed

The return value is an empty set ([]) when none of the virtual keys have a non-zero value.