Looking for a VirtualKey to real char converter function

Question

I'm looking for a function that receives a bunch of VirtualKeys at RawInput from a keyboard. A software pretty similar to a keylogger in C#. Just in case, I searched a damn lot and could find nothing.

Context

• To capture the event I use KeyPressed.
• To read the VKey value y access it from e.KeyPressEvent.VKeyName.
• For alphabetical chars works fine, 'A'->'A', 'B'->'B' and so on.
• The rest of the chars won't, cases are:
  • A key combination char (which means I have to press more than one key from the keyboard to create them), for example '@'->'AltGr + 2' or '$'->'Shift+5'.
  • A simple number. Whenever I press any number: '2' -> 'D2'.
  • A special char that when I press ' ' -> SPACE.

What I need

Whenever I press a button, I want to receive the exact value of it, not just "SPACE" or "OEMSEMICOLON". I need to get a single char with the value ' ' or ';' or whatever I press.

The simple code

private void OnKeyPressed(object sender, RawInputEventArg e)
{
    KeysConverter kc = new KeysConverter();
    string keyChar = kc.ConvertToString(e.KeyPressEvent.VKeyName);
    Console.WriteLine("You pressed: " + e.KeyPressEvent.VKeyName);
}

Sample from console

Answer 1

such a function with all your specificities does not exist. You have to build the correspondence table.

the easy way is to build a first array or enum table with 256 virtual keycode or scancode and a second array gives you the right translation virtualKey or scancode to string key

for example

public enum Key
{
        Escape = 1,
        D1,
        D2,
        D3,
        D4,
        D5,
        D6,
        D7,
        D8,
        D9,
        D0
}


private string[] stringCodeMap = {
            "",   //key = 0,
            "",   //key = 1,
            "1",  //D1 = 2,
            "2",  //D2 = 3,
            "3",  //D3 = 4,
            "4",  //D4 = 5,
            "5",  //D5 = 6,
            "6",  //D6 = 7,
            "7",  //D7 = 8,
            "8",  //D8 = 9,
            "9",  //D9 = 10,
            "0",  //D0 = 11
}

and you could trap the string code with : if scankey is the result of keypressed (virtual key or scancode key)

string skey = stringCodeMap[(int)scankey];

for multiple keys pressed, Control, shift (left or right).... have their own code