KeyboardEvent.shiftKey
The KeyboardEvent.shiftKey
read-only property is a
boolean value that indicates if the shift key was pressed
(true
) or not (false
) when the event occurred.
Syntax
var shiftKeyPressed = instanceOfKeyboardEvent.shiftKey
Return value
A boolean value
Example
<html>
<head>
<title>shiftKey example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function showChar(e){
alert(
"Key Pressed: " + String.fromCharCode(e.charCode) + "\n"
+ "charCode: " + e.charCode + "\n"
+ "SHIFT key pressed: " + e.shiftKey + "\n"
+ "ALT key pressed: " + e.altKey + "\n"
);
}
</script>
</head>
<body onkeypress="showChar(event);">
<p>Press any character key, with or without holding down
the SHIFT key.<br />
You can also use the SHIFT key together with the ALT key.</p>
</body>
</html>
Specifications
Specification |
---|
UI Events # dom-keyboardevent-shiftkey |
Browser compatibility
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