FKeyEvent

[FKeyEvent](API\Runtime\SlateCore\Input\FKeyEvent) describes a key action (keyboard/controller key/button pressed or released.) It is passed to event handlers dealing with key input.

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Inheritance Hierarchy

FInputEvent

FKeyEvent

FAnalogInputEvent

References

Module	SlateCore
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/SlateCore/Public/Input/Events.h
Include	#include "Input/Events.h"

Syntax

struct FKeyEvent : public FInputEvent

Remarks

FKeyEvent describes a key action (keyboard/controller key/button pressed or released.) It is passed to event handlers dealing with key input.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	FKeyEvent()	UStruct Constructor. Not meant for normal usage.
	FKeyEvent ( const FKey InKey, const FModifierKeysState& InModifi..., const uint32 InUserIndex, const bool bInIsRepeat, const uint32 InCharacterCode, const uint32 InKeyCode )	Events are immutable once constructed.

Functions

	Name	Description
uint32	GetCharacter()	Returns the character code for this event.
FKey	GetKey()	Returns the name of the key for this event
uint32	GetKeyCode()	Returns the key code received from hardware before any conversion/mapping.

Overridden from FInputEvent

		Name	Description
	bool	IsKeyEvent()	Is this event a key event.
	FText	ToText()