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using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Input;
using static PInvoke.User32;
using static PInvoke.Kernel32;
namespace WpfApplication1
{
public class KeyboardListener
{
public event EventHandler<KeyPressedArgs> OnKeyPressed;
private readonly WindowsHookDelegate action;
private SafeHookHandle safeHandle = new SafeHookHandle();
public KeyboardListener()
{
action = HookCallback;
}
public void HookKeyboard()
{
safeHandle = SetHook(action);
}
public void UnHookKeyboard()
{
safeHandle.Dispose();
}
private SafeHookHandle SetHook(WindowsHookDelegate action)
{
using (Process curProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess())
{
using (ProcessModule curModule = curProcess.MainModule)
{
return SetWindowsHookEx(WindowsHookType.WH_KEYBOARD_LL, action,
GetModuleHandle(curModule.ModuleName).DangerousGetHandle(), 0);
}
}
}
private int HookCallback(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
if (nCode >= 0 && wParam == (IntPtr)WindowMessage.WM_KEYDOWN || wParam == (IntPtr)WindowMessage.WM_SYSKEYDOWN)
{
int virtualKey = Marshal.ReadInt32(lParam);
OnKeyPressed?.Invoke(this, new KeyPressedArgs(KeyInterop.KeyFromVirtualKey(virtualKey)));
}
return CallNextHookEx(safeHandle.DangerousGetHandle(), nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
}
public class KeyPressedArgs : EventArgs
{
public Key KeyPressed { get; private set; }
public KeyPressedArgs(Key key)
{
KeyPressed = key;
}
}
}
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