TCustomDBGrid.KeyDown Method

Provides special processing when the user presses down on a key.

Pascal

procedure KeyDown(var Key: Word; Shift: TShiftState); override;

C++

virtual __fastcall KeyDown(Word Key, TShiftState Shift);

Description

Applications cannot call KeyDown. It is called automatically when the user presses a key, before the KeyPress method is called.

KeyDown generates an OnKeyDown event and then responds to the following keystrokes:

Keystroke	Response
UpArrow	Move to the previous row. If Options includes dgRowSelect, select it.
Ctrl+UpArrow	Move to the first row in the grid. Deselect any selected rows.
DownArrow	Move to the next row. If Options includes dgRowSelect, select it.
Ctrl+DownArrow	Move to the last row in the grid. Deselect any selected rows.
PageUp	Move up by the number of records shown in the grid. Deselect any selected rows.
Ctrl+PageUp	Move to the first row in the grid. Deselect any selected rows.
PageDown	Move down by the number of records shown in the grid. Deselect any selected rows.
LeftArrow	Move left one column. If Options includes dgRowSelect, move to the previous row without selecting it.
Ctrl+LeftArrow	Move to the first column in the current row.
RightArrow	Move right one column. If Options includes dgRowSelect, move to the next row without selecting it.
Ctrl+RightArrow	Move to the last column in the current row.
Home	Move to the first column of the current row. If Options includes dgRowSelect or the grid has only one column, move to the first record in the dataset. Deselect any selected rows.
Ctrl+Home	Move to the first record in the dataset. Deselect any selected rows.
End	Move to the last column of the current row. If Options includes dgRowSelect or the grid has only one column, move to the last record in the dataset. Deselect any selected rows.
Ctrl+End	Move to the last record in the dataset. Deselect any selected rows.
Tab	Move to the next cell in the grid.
Shift+Tab	Move to the previous cell in the grid.
Ctrl+Delete	Delete the current selection.
Insert	Insert a new row above the current one, and move to it. Deselect any selected rows.
Escape	Cancel any unposted edits. Deselect any selected rows.
F2	Put the grid in edit mode.