c# key events

I am still learning c# and now i face a problem.
How do make my application do things on keyboard commands?
here is the code i currently use and it does nothing?

Code:

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        private void Form1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Control == true && e.KeyCode == Keys.I)
            {
                label1.Text = "Ctrl + I was pressed";
                // Don't pass message to other controls
                e.Handled = true;
            }
        }

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Have you assigned the event handler to the right event? Is it entering the method at all? Place a breakpoint on the if() line and see if it hits it.

it dosent seem to hit...
no errors no nothing :S

How are you assigning the event handler?

?
can you put it a little clearly? i am not understanding

Just because you've called it Form1_KeyDown doesn't mean that it'll automatically be called. You need to actually assign it:

Code:

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public Form1()
{
  // InitializeComponent() etc.

  this.KeyDown += new KeyEventHandler(Form1_KeyDown);
}

private void Form1_KeyDown(...) etc.

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oh i see it now.
That bit of code wasn't there before in my method.
When i add it it works fine. Do I have to add it manually every time for each control?

Per event per control, yes.

Not all events, lets say you add a button and double click on it. The event handler for the click event will be automatically created. But the rest will need to be added manually.

That's just the designer adding the same line of code, that you could add yourself, to the .designer.cs file.

or you could just right click to your form and then properties, click the events button or the lightning icon and there listed all the events. Just assign a name of the events then hit enter.