How to Detect Whether CTRL Key or SHIFT Key is Down in WinForms GridControl?

Handle the Shift and Ctrl keys

To know whether the CTRL or SHIFT key is currently down or not, you can find out by using the following code in the WinForms GridControl.

void gridControl1_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    // Checks whether the Ctrl key is down.
    if ((Control.ModifierKeys & Keys.Control) != 0)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Control Key is down");
    }

    //Checks whether the Shift key is down.
    if ((Control.ModifierKeys & Keys.Shift) != 0)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Shift Key is down");
    }
}

Private Sub gridControl1_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As MouseEventArgs)
    'Checks whether the Ctrl key is down.
    If (Control.ModifierKeys And Keys.Control) <> 0 Then
        Console.WriteLine("Control Key is down")
    End If

    'Checks whether the Shift key is down.
    If (Control.ModifierKeys And Keys.Shift) <> 0 Then
        Console.WriteLine("Shift Key is down")
    End If
End Sub

Figure 1: Grid Control with Shift and Control keys handling

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to detect whether the CTRL key or the SHIFT key is down in WinForms GridControl.

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