Mouse extra buttons in WPF

Question

Is it possible to capture clicks from the extra buttons of a mouse in WPF? I want to implement back and forward navigation using the mouse in my application like when you browse the Internet. When an extra button is clicked I want to execute a command. I have only managed to find examples where the left/right/wheel buttons are used.

Thanks in advance.

Have a look at this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6371477/how-to-use-back-forward-navigation-button-events-in-wpf-webbrowser — Hossein Narimani Rad, Apr 29 '13 at 18:12
Thanks a lot, now I just need to execute my commands when the appropriate button is clicked. — dbostream, Apr 29 '13 at 20:34
Added an answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/69612409/11808 — Christoffer Lette, Oct 18 '21 at 07:46

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 22 '18 at 09:52

In the constructor:

  MouseDown += MouseDownEvent;

The event handler:

  private void MouseDownEvent(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
  {
        switch (e.ChangedButton)
        {
             case MouseButton.XButton1://Back button
                MessageBox.Show("Back button pressed");
                break;
             case MouseButton.XButton2://forward button
                MessageBox.Show("Forward button pressed");
                break;
             default:
                break;
        }
  }

Mouse extra buttons in WPF

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