mvvmkeyboardmaui

how to handle keyboard event in maui with CommunityToolkit


I am coding an app in window and mac platform.I have finished code like this:

<Button x:Name="ForwardButton" Text="&gt;" Command="{Binding ForwardCommand}">

and it works well.But The button is an clcik event.The user will click the button many times.So I want to change the way to an keyboard event.The right button in keyboard will be the better way to use the function. Now I do not know how to let maui with CommunityToolkit catch the keyboard event. someone show me the code like this:

<ContentPage xmlns:mvvm="clr-namespace:CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;assembly=CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" ...>
    ...
    <ContentPage.Behaviors>
        <mvvm:EventToCommandBehavior EventName="KeyUp" SourceObject="{x:Reference Name=myTextBox}" Command="{Binding EnterKeyPressedCommand}"/>
    </ContentPage.Behaviors>
</ContentPage>

but unfortunately,it does not work. So Could anyone tell me what to do? I have been blocked by the problem for a long time. thank you.


Solution

  • I have found a perfect solution from msdn document. Now you can code like this:

    First, create a label and use this code:

                <Label x:Name="MenuLabel" StyleClass="LabelStyle1" Text="RightClickMenu">
                    <FlyoutBase.ContextFlyout>
                        <MenuFlyout>
                            <MenuFlyoutItem Text="Back" Command="{Binding BackCommand}" >
                                <MenuFlyoutItem.KeyboardAccelerators>
                                    <KeyboardAccelerator Modifiers="None" Key="Left" />
                                </MenuFlyoutItem.KeyboardAccelerators>
                            </MenuFlyoutItem>
                            <MenuFlyoutItem Text="Forward" Command="{Binding ForwardCommand}" >
                                <MenuFlyoutItem.KeyboardAccelerators>
                                    <KeyboardAccelerator Modifiers="None" Key="Right" />
                                </MenuFlyoutItem.KeyboardAccelerators>
                            </MenuFlyoutItem>
                            <MenuFlyoutItem Text="GoToStart" Command="{Binding GoToStartCommand}" >
                                <MenuFlyoutItem.KeyboardAccelerators>
                                    <KeyboardAccelerator Modifiers="None" Key="Up" />
                                </MenuFlyoutItem.KeyboardAccelerators>
                            </MenuFlyoutItem>
                            <MenuFlyoutItem Text="GoToEnd" Command="{Binding GoToEndCommand}" >
                                <MenuFlyoutItem.KeyboardAccelerators>
                                    <KeyboardAccelerator Modifiers="None" Key="Down" />
                                </MenuFlyoutItem.KeyboardAccelerators>
                            </MenuFlyoutItem>
                        </MenuFlyout>
                    </FlyoutBase.ContextFlyout>
                </Label>
    

    Second, hide the label. Now , You have keyboard event. It is so simple.

    Attention!! the method is only available in .net core 8.

    Good luck.

    if you want to know more, you would read

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/user-interface/keyboard-accelerators?view=net-maui-8.0

    thank you!