Get keyboard status in WPF Application in Main-Method during startup

Question

When my application starts up in the static void Main method I want to determine if a key like Alt or Ctrl is pressed and then start the Application in some kind of Option-Mode. How can I find out if a key is pressed during startup?

I found some samples already but they all import a windows dll, something I don't want to do.

Answer 1

Use Keyboard.IsKeyDown() static method will help you to check the state of the keys you're interested in.

if (Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.LeftCtrl) || Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.RightCtrl)
       || Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.LeftAlt) || Keyboard.IsKeyDown(Key.RightAlt) )
{
    //Load in a special mode
}
else
{
    //Load standard mode
}