How to handle key press event in console application

Question

I want to create a console application that will display the key that is pressed on the console screen, I made this code so far:

    static void Main(string[] args)     {         // this is absolutely wrong, but I hope you get what I mean         PreviewKeyDownEventArgs += new PreviewKeyDownEventArgs(keylogger);     }      private void keylogger(KeyEventArgs e)     {         Console.Write(e.KeyCode);     } 

I want to know, what should I type in main so I can call that event?

Answer 1

For console application you can do this, the do while loop runs untill you press x

public class Program {     public static void Main()     {          ConsoleKeyInfo keyinfo;         do         {             keyinfo = Console.ReadKey();             Console.WriteLine(keyinfo.Key + " was pressed");         }         while (keyinfo.Key != ConsoleKey.X);     } } 

This will only work if your console application has focus. If you want to gather system wide key press events you can use windows hooks