Retrieves the virtual key code of a key.
VK := GetKeyVK(KeyName)
Type: String
Any single character or one of the key names from the key list. Examples: B, 5, LWin, RControl, Alt, Enter, Escape.
Alternatively, this can be an explicit virtual key code such as vkFF, an explicit scan code such as sc01D, or a combination of VK and SC (in that order) such as vk1Bsc001. Note that these codes must be in hexadecimal.
Type: Integer
This function returns the virtual key code of the specified key, or 0 if the key is invalid or has no virtual key code.
Before using the virtual key code with a built-in function like Hotkey or GetKeyState, it must first be converted to hexadecimal format, such as by using Format("vk{:X}", vk_code). By contrast, external functions called via DllCall typically use the numeric value directly.
If KeyName corresponds to a scan code or single character, the function attempts to map the value to a virtual key code by calling certain system functions which refer to the script's current keyboard layout. This may differ from the keyboard layout of the active window.
If KeyName is an ASCII letter in the range A-Z and has no mapping within the keyboard layout, the corresponding virtual key in the range vk41-vk5A is used as a fallback.
Some keyboard layouts do not define a 1:1 mapping of virtual key codes to scan codes. When multiple interpretations are possible, the underlying system functions most likely choose one based on the order defined in the keyboard layout, which is not always the most common or logical choice.
GetKeySC, GetKeyName, GetKeyState, Key List, Format