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Hotkeys
Various Controls that implement
ICommandSource have a HotKey property that you can set or bind to. Pressing the hotkey will execute the command bound to the Control.1
<Menu>
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<MenuItem Header="_File">
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<MenuItem x:Name="SaveMenuItem" Header="_Save" Command="{Binding SaveCommand}" HotKey="Ctrl+S"/>
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</MenuItem>
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</Menu>
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You can also use the static methods of the
HotKeyManager class to set and get hotkeys from code:1
InitializeComponent();
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var saveMenuItem = this.FindControl<Avalonia.Controls.MenuItem>("SaveMenuItem");
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HotKeyManager.SetHotKey(saveMenuItem, new KeyGesture(Key.S, KeyModifiers.Control));
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See the Locating Controls section for more information on finding named Controls with the FindControl method.
Keys and Modifiers
A Hotkey must have one Key and zero or more KeyModifiers. When setting a Hotkey in XAML using the
HotKey property, the string will be parsed as a KeyGesture. Enum.Parse is used to parse the key and modifiers but synonyms like Ctrl instead of Control or Win instead of Meta can be used.Reference
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