class js.html.KeyboardEvent extends UIEvent

Available on js

Deprecated

KeyboardEvent objects describe a user interaction with the keyboard. Each event describes a key; the event type (keydown, keypress, or keyup) identifies what kind of activity was performed.

Note: The KeyboardEvent interface is deprecated in DOM Level 3 in favor of the new TextInput interface and the corresponding textinput event, which have improved support for alternate input methods.  However, DOM Level 3 textinput events are not yet implemented in Gecko (as of version 6.0), so code written for Gecko browsers should continue to use KeyboardEvent for now.


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Instance Fields

var altKey:Bool

true if the Alt (or Option, on Mac) key was active when the key event was generated. Read only.

var ctrlKey:Bool

true if the Control key was active when the key event was generated. Read only.

var metaKey:Bool

true if the Meta (or Command, on Mac) key was active when the key event was generated. Read only.

var shiftKey:Bool

true if the Shift key was active when the key event was generated. Read only.

function initKeyboardEvent(type:String, canBubble:Bool, cancelable:Bool, view:DOMWindow, keyIdentifier:String, keyLocation:Int, ctrlKey:Bool, altKey:Bool, shiftKey:Bool, metaKey:Bool, altGraphKey:Bool):Void