.NET Need a little help with a user defined hotkey

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Need a little help with a user defined hotkey - Lone - Dec 18, 2015

Trying to create a part of my program to allow users to keybind whatever button they would like and might be going at it the wrong way. Basically what I have is textbox that will allow the user to enter a number for the hotkey lets say "118" which is F7. I would like it to go like it to replace Keys.F7 to whatever they have.

Code 
Select Case e.KeyCode

            Case Keys.F7 // I have tried making this an integer that took a value but //it did not work

                MessageBox.Show("Testing")

            Case Keys.F8

                MessageBox.Show("Testing2")

        End Select

* - BahNahNah - Dec 18, 2015

Two options.

Make a new form that is something like this:
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Then use it like:

Code 
using (demoForm hkForm = new demoForm())

{

    if(hkForm.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)

    {

        Keys selectedKey = hkForm.SelectedKey;

    }

}

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Or use reflection:

Code 
Keys k = (Keys)typeof(Keys).GetField(comboBox.Text).GetValue(null);

* - Odus - Dec 18, 2015

How about a Dictionary(Of Keys, String) to hold it? Prevents you having to account for each key individually with a huge switch.