SupportsMnemonics

Returns whether the container will dispatch keyboard mnemonics to embedded controls, as a Boolean. Read-only.

Syntax: object.SupportsMnemonics

object

required An object expression that evaluates to an AmbientProperties object.

A mnemonic is the underlined letter in a caption such as &File --- it gives the user a way to invoke the control with Alt+F. When SupportsMnemonics is True, the container forwards mnemonic keystrokes to the control; the control should then underline its mnemonic letter when displaying the caption. When the property is False, the host will not forward mnemonics, and the control should display its caption without underlining.

Example

This example responds to a SupportsMnemonics change and triggers a repaint to update the caption underlining.

Private Sub UserControl_AmbientChanged(PropertyName As String)
    Select Case PropertyName
        Case "SupportsMnemonics"
            UserControl.Refresh    ' repaint to underline or suppress the mnemonic character
    End Select
End Sub

See Also

• DisplayAsDefault property
• MessageReflect property