Keyboard Function Calls

This section reflects the Keyboard API interface of OS/2 only.

For information regarding the keyboard IOCTL interface and keyboard monitor refer to IBM Operating System/2 Version 1.2 I/O Subsystems And Device Support Volume 1.

Notes:

Calls marked xPM are not supported by Presentation Manager, and must not be used by Presentation Manager applications. An error code is returned if any of these calls are issued.

Calls marked xWPM are not windowable and are not supported by Presentation Manager. They can be used in OS/2 mode.

Calls marked FAPI are present in the Family API.

FUNCTION CALL	ICON
KbdCharIn	FAPI xPM
KbdClose	xPM
KbdDeRegister	xWPM
KbdFlushBuffer	FAPI xPM
KbdFreeFocus
KbdGetCp	xPM
KbdGetFocus
KbdGetStatus
KbdOpen
KbdPeek
KbdRegister
KbdSetCp
KbdSetCustXt
KbdSetFgnd
KbdSetStatus
KbdStringIn	FAPI xPM
KbdSynch	xWPM
KbdXlate	xPM