using System.Runtime.InteropServices; public sealed class KeyboardHook : IDisposable { // Registers a hot key with Windows. [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern bool RegisterHotKey(IntPtr hWnd, int id, uint fsModifiers, uint vk); // Unregisters the hot key with Windows. [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern bool UnregisterHotKey(IntPtr hWnd, int id); [DllImport("user32.dll")] private static extern IntPtr CallNextHookEx(IntPtr hhk, int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam); [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)] public static extern void keybd_event(byte virtualKey, byte scanCode, uint flags, IntPtr extraInfo); public const int KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY = 1; public const int KEYEVENTF_KEYUP = 2; private const byte VK_LWIN = 0x5B; public static void KeyPress(Keys key) { keybd_event((byte)key, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY, IntPtr.Zero); } public static void KeyWinPress(Keys key) { keybd_event(VK_LWIN, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY, IntPtr.Zero); keybd_event((byte)key, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY, IntPtr.Zero); keybd_event((byte)key, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, IntPtr.Zero); keybd_event(VK_LWIN, 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, IntPtr.Zero); } /// /// Represents the window that is used internally to get the messages. /// private class Window : NativeWindow, IDisposable { private static int WM_HOTKEY = 0x0312; public static Keys? fakeKey; public Window() { // create the handle for the window. this.CreateHandle(new CreateParams()); } /// /// Overridden to get the notifications. /// /// protected override void WndProc(ref Message m) { base.WndProc(ref m); // check if we got a hot key pressed. if (m.Msg == WM_HOTKEY) { // get the keys. Keys key = (Keys)(((int)m.LParam >> 16) & 0xFFFF); ModifierKeys modifier = (ModifierKeys)((int)m.LParam & 0xFFFF); // invoke the event to notify the parent. if (KeyPressed != null) KeyPressed(this, new KeyPressedEventArgs(modifier, key)); } } public event EventHandler KeyPressed; #region IDisposable Members public void Dispose() { this.DestroyHandle(); } #endregion } private Window _window = new Window(); private int _currentId; public KeyboardHook() { // register the event of the inner native window. _window.KeyPressed += delegate (object sender, KeyPressedEventArgs args) { if (KeyPressed != null) KeyPressed(this, args); }; } /// /// Registers a hot key in the system. /// /// The modifiers that are associated with the hot key. /// The key itself that is associated with the hot key. public void RegisterHotKey(ModifierKeys modifier, Keys key) { // increment the counter. _currentId = _currentId + 1; // register the hot key. if (!RegisterHotKey(_window.Handle, _currentId, (uint)modifier, (uint)key)) Logger.WriteLine("Couldn’t register " + key); } /// /// A hot key has been pressed. /// public event EventHandler KeyPressed; #region IDisposable Members public void UnregisterAll() { // unregister all the registered hot keys. for (int i = _currentId; i > 0; i--) { UnregisterHotKey(_window.Handle, i); } } public void Dispose() { UnregisterAll(); // dispose the inner native window. _window.Dispose(); } #endregion } /// /// Event Args for the event that is fired after the hot key has been pressed. /// public class KeyPressedEventArgs : EventArgs { private ModifierKeys _modifier; private Keys _key; internal KeyPressedEventArgs(ModifierKeys modifier, Keys key) { _modifier = modifier; _key = key; } public ModifierKeys Modifier { get { return _modifier; } } public Keys Key { get { return _key; } } } /// /// The enumeration of possible modifiers. /// [Flags] public enum ModifierKeys : uint { None = 0, Alt = 1, Control = 2, Shift = 4, Win = 8 }