TextToShortCut

Converts the textual representation for a shortcut to its TShortCut value.

Declaration

Source position: lclproc.pas line 92

Arguments

Function result

TShortcut value for the specified text.

Description

TextToShortCut is a TShortcut function used to convert the string representation for a shortcut (or accelerator) to a TShortCut instance.

ShortCutText contains the text which represents a key or a key combination used as a shortcut in an application. It can contain optional key modifier(s) as well as a key caption. For example:

Ctrl+V
Ctrl+Alt+Del
^V
Shift+F9
Alt+G
Meta+Q

Recognized key modifiers include:

Alt
Ctrl or ^
Meta
Shift

Recognized key captions include the standard key caps for your keyboard and the localized versions of the following:

BkSp

VK_BACK

Del

VK_DELETE

Down

VK_DOWN

End

VK_END

Enter

VK_RETURN

Esc

VK_ESCAPE

Help

VK_HELP

Home

VK_HOME

Ins

VK_INSERT

Left

VK_LEFT

PgDn

VK_NEXT

PgUp

VK_PRIOR

Right

VK_RIGHT

Space

VK_SPACE

Tab

VK_TAB

Up

VK_UP

The return value is a TShortCut instance with the numeric value used to represent both the Shift/Ctrl/Alt modifier and the key code for the shortcut. It consists of the Shift and Key values OR'd together.

Use TextToShortCutRaw to convert a non-localized string to it TShortCut equivalent.

Use ShortCutToText to reverse the process.

See also