NSEvent key codes

* * Discussion: * These constants are the virtual keycodes defined originallyin * Inside Mac Volume V, pg. V-191. They identify physical keys on a * keyboard. Those constants with"ANSI" in the name are labeled * according to the key position on an ANSI-standard US keyboard. * For example, kVK_ANSI_A indicates the virtual keycodefor the key * with the letter 'A' in the US keyboard layout. Other keyboard * layouts may have the'A' key label on a different physical key; * in this case, pressing 'A' will generate a different virtual * keycode. */ 

enum { kVK_ANSI_A =0x00, kVK_ANSI_S = 0x01, kVK_ANSI_D = 0x02, kVK_ANSI_F = 0x03, kVK_ANSI_H = 0x04, kVK_ANSI_G = 0x05, kVK_ANSI_Z = 0x06, kVK_ANSI_X = 0x07, kVK_ANSI_C = 0x08, kVK_ANSI_V = 0x09, kVK_ANSI_B = 0x0B, kVK_ANSI_Q = 0x0C, kVK_ANSI_W = 0x0D, kVK_ANSI_E = 0x0E, kVK_ANSI_R = 0x0F, kVK_ANSI_Y = 0x10, kVK_ANSI_T = 0x11, kVK_ANSI_1 = 0x12, kVK_ANSI_2 = 0x13, kVK_ANSI_3 = 0x14, kVK_ANSI_4 = 0x15, kVK_ANSI_6 = 0x16, kVK_ANSI_5 = 0x17, kVK_ANSI_Equal =0x18, kVK_ANSI_9 = 0x19, kVK_ANSI_7 = 0x1A, kVK_ANSI_Minus =0x1B, kVK_ANSI_8 = 0x1C, kVK_ANSI_0 = 0x1D, kVK_ANSI_RightBracket =0x1E, kVK_ANSI_O = 0x1F, kVK_ANSI_U = 0x20, kVK_ANSI_LeftBracket =0x21, kVK_ANSI_I = 0x22, kVK_ANSI_P = 0x23, kVK_ANSI_L = 0x25, kVK_ANSI_J = 0x26, kVK_ANSI_Quote =0x27, kVK_ANSI_K = 0x28, kVK_ANSI_Semicolon = 0x29, kVK_ANSI_Backslash =0x2A, kVK_ANSI_Comma = 0x2B, kVK_ANSI_Slash = 0x2C, kVK_ANSI_N =0x2D, kVK_ANSI_M = 0x2E, kVK_ANSI_Period = 0x2F, kVK_ANSI_Grave =0x32, kVK_ANSI_KeypadDecimal = 0x41, kVK_ANSI_KeypadMultiply = 0x43, kVK_ANSI_KeypadPlus =0x45, kVK_ANSI_KeypadClear = 0x47, kVK_ANSI_KeypadDivide = 0x4B, kVK_ANSI_KeypadEnter =0x4C, kVK_ANSI_KeypadMinus = 0x4E, kVK_ANSI_KeypadEquals = 0x51, kVK_ANSI_Keypad0 =0x52, kVK_ANSI_Keypad1 = 0x53, kVK_ANSI_Keypad2 = 0x54, kVK_ANSI_Keypad3 =0x55, kVK_ANSI_Keypad4 = 0x56, kVK_ANSI_Keypad5 = 0x57, kVK_ANSI_Keypad6 =0x58, kVK_ANSI_Keypad7 = 0x59, kVK_ANSI_Keypad8 = 0x5B, kVK_ANSI_Keypad9 =0x5C }; 

/* keycodes for keys that are independent of keyboard layout*/ 

enum { kVK_Return =0x24, kVK_Tab = 0x30, kVK_Space =0x31, kVK_Delete = 0x33, kVK_Escape = 0x35, kVK_Command = 0x37, kVK_Shift = 0x38, kVK_CapsLock = 0x39, kVK_Option = 0x3A, kVK_Control = 0x3B, kVK_RightShift = 0x3C, kVK_RightOption =0x3D, kVK_RightControl = 0x3E, kVK_Function = 0x3F, kVK_F17 = 0x40, kVK_VolumeUp = 0x48, kVK_VolumeDown =0x49, kVK_Mute = 0x4A, kVK_F18 =0x4F, kVK_F19 = 0x50, kVK_F20 =0x5A, kVK_F5 = 0x60, kVK_F6 =0x61, kVK_F7 = 0x62, kVK_F3 =0x63, kVK_F8 = 0x64, kVK_F9 =0x65, kVK_F11 = 0x67, kVK_F13 =0x69, kVK_F16 = 0x6A, kVK_F14 =0x6B, kVK_F10 = 0x6D, kVK_F12 =0x6F, kVK_F15 = 0x71, kVK_Help =0x72, kVK_Home = 0x73, kVK_PageUp =0x74, kVK_ForwardDelete = 0x75, kVK_F4 = 0x76, kVK_End = 0x77, kVK_F2 = 0x78, kVK_PageDown = 0x79, kVK_F1 = 0x7A, kVK_LeftArrow = 0x7B, kVK_RightArrow = 0x7C, kVK_DownArrow =0x7D, kVK_UpArrow = 0x7E }; 

/* ISO keyboards only*/ 

enum { kVK_ISO_Section =0x0A };

/* JIS keyboards only*/ 

enum { kVK_JIS_Yen =0x5D, kVK_JIS_Underscore = 0x5E, kVK_JIS_KeypadComma = 0x5F, kVK_JIS_Eisu =0x66, kVK_JIS_Kana = 0x68 };

Virtual key codes should be the same as those used by Carbon which are located in <HIToolbox/Events.h>

Extracted and include for future visitors:

/*
* Summary:
* Virtual keycodes
* 
* Discussion:
* These constants are the virtual keycodes defined originally in
* Inside Mac Volume V, pg. V-191. They identify physical keys on a
* keyboard. Those constants with "ANSI" in the name are labeled
* according to the key position on an ANSI-standard US keyboard.
* For example, kVK_ANSI_A indicates the virtual keycode for the key
* with the letter 'A' in the US keyboard layout. Other keyboard
* layouts may have the 'A' key label on a different physical key;
* in this case, pressing 'A' will generate a different virtual
* keycode.
*/
enum {
kVK_ANSI_A = 0x00,
kVK_ANSI_S = 0x01,
kVK_ANSI_D = 0x02,
kVK_ANSI_F = 0x03,
kVK_ANSI_H = 0x04,
kVK_ANSI_G = 0x05,
kVK_ANSI_Z = 0x06,
kVK_ANSI_X = 0x07,
kVK_ANSI_C = 0x08,
kVK_ANSI_V = 0x09,
kVK_ANSI_B = 0x0B,
kVK_ANSI_Q = 0x0C,
kVK_ANSI_W = 0x0D,
kVK_ANSI_E = 0x0E,
kVK_ANSI_R = 0x0F,
kVK_ANSI_Y = 0x10,
kVK_ANSI_T = 0x11,
kVK_ANSI_1 = 0x12,
kVK_ANSI_2 = 0x13,
kVK_ANSI_3 = 0x14,
kVK_ANSI_4 = 0x15,
kVK_ANSI_6 = 0x16,
kVK_ANSI_5 = 0x17,
kVK_ANSI_Equal = 0x18,
kVK_ANSI_9 = 0x19,
kVK_ANSI_7 = 0x1A,
kVK_ANSI_Minus = 0x1B,
kVK_ANSI_8 = 0x1C,
kVK_ANSI_0 = 0x1D,
kVK_ANSI_RightBracket = 0x1E,
kVK_ANSI_O = 0x1F,
kVK_ANSI_U = 0x20,
kVK_ANSI_LeftBracket = 0x21,
kVK_ANSI_I = 0x22,
kVK_ANSI_P = 0x23,
kVK_ANSI_L = 0x25,
kVK_ANSI_J = 0x26,
kVK_ANSI_Quote = 0x27,
kVK_ANSI_K = 0x28,
kVK_ANSI_Semicolon = 0x29,
kVK_ANSI_Backslash = 0x2A,
kVK_ANSI_Comma = 0x2B,
kVK_ANSI_Slash = 0x2C,
kVK_ANSI_N = 0x2D,
kVK_ANSI_M = 0x2E,
kVK_ANSI_Period = 0x2F,
kVK_ANSI_Grave = 0x32,
kVK_ANSI_KeypadDecimal = 0x41,
kVK_ANSI_KeypadMultiply = 0x43,
kVK_ANSI_KeypadPlus = 0x45,
kVK_ANSI_KeypadClear = 0x47,
kVK_ANSI_KeypadDivide = 0x4B,
kVK_ANSI_KeypadEnter = 0x4C,
kVK_ANSI_KeypadMinus = 0x4E,
kVK_ANSI_KeypadEquals = 0x51,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad0 = 0x52,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad1 = 0x53,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad2 = 0x54,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad3 = 0x55,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad4 = 0x56,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad5 = 0x57,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad6 = 0x58,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad7 = 0x59,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad8 = 0x5B,
kVK_ANSI_Keypad9 = 0x5C
};

/* keycodes for keys that are independent of keyboard layout*/
enum {
kVK_Return = 0x24,
kVK_Tab = 0x30,
kVK_Space = 0x31,
kVK_Delete = 0x33,
kVK_Escape = 0x35,
kVK_Command = 0x37,
kVK_Shift = 0x38,
kVK_CapsLock = 0x39,
kVK_Option = 0x3A,
kVK_Control = 0x3B,
kVK_RightShift = 0x3C,
kVK_RightOption = 0x3D,
kVK_RightControl = 0x3E,
kVK_Function = 0x3F,
kVK_F17 = 0x40,
kVK_VolumeUp = 0x48,
kVK_VolumeDown = 0x49,
kVK_Mute = 0x4A,
kVK_F18 = 0x4F,
kVK_F19 = 0x50,
kVK_F20 = 0x5A,
kVK_F5 = 0x60,
kVK_F6 = 0x61,
kVK_F7 = 0x62,
kVK_F3 = 0x63,
kVK_F8 = 0x64,
kVK_F9 = 0x65,
kVK_F11 = 0x67,
kVK_F13 = 0x69,
kVK_F16 = 0x6A,
kVK_F14 = 0x6B,
kVK_F10 = 0x6D,
kVK_F12 = 0x6F,
kVK_F15 = 0x71,
kVK_Help = 0x72,
kVK_Home = 0x73,
kVK_PageUp = 0x74,
kVK_ForwardDelete = 0x75,
kVK_F4 = 0x76,
kVK_End = 0x77,
kVK_F2 = 0x78,
kVK_PageDown = 0x79,
kVK_F1 = 0x7A,
kVK_LeftArrow = 0x7B,
kVK_RightArrow = 0x7C,
kVK_DownArrow = 0x7D,
kVK_UpArrow = 0x7E
};

/* ISO keyboards only*/
enum {
kVK_ISO_Section = 0x0A
};

/* JIS keyboards only*/
enum {
kVK_JIS_Yen = 0x5D,
kVK_JIS_Underscore = 0x5E,
kVK_JIS_KeypadComma = 0x5F,
kVK_JIS_Eisu = 0x66,
kVK_JIS_Kana = 0x68
};