KeyboardLayoutMap.get()
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The get()
method of the
KeyboardLayoutMap
interface returns the element with the given
key.
A list of valid keys is found in the UI Events KeyboardEvent code Values spec.
Syntax
var value = KeyboardLayoutMap.get(key)
Parameters
- key
-
The key of the item to return from the map.
Return value
The value of the specified key.
Example
The following example demonstrates how to get the location- or layout-specific string associated with the key that corresponds to the 'W' key on an English QWERTY keyboard.
var keyboard = navigator.keyboard;
keyboard.getLayoutMap()
.then(keyboardLayoutMap => {
var upKey = keyboardLayoutMap.get('KeyW');
window.alert('Press ' + upKey + ' to move up.');
});
Specifications
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